Use the poem "Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Millay to complete the activity.

(1) We were very tired, we were very merry—

We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.

It was bare and bright, and smelled like a stable—

But we looked into a fire, we leaned across a table,

We lay on a hill-top underneath the moon;

And the whistles kept blowing, and the dawn came soon.

(2) We were very tired, we were very merry—

We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry;

And you ate an apple, and I ate a pear,

From a dozen of each we had bought somewhere;

And the sky went wan, and the wind came cold,

And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold.

(3) We were very tired, we were very merry,

We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.

We hailed, “Good morrow, mother!” to a shawl-covered head,

And bought a morning paper, which neither of us read;

And she wept, “God bless you!” for the apples and pears,

And we gave her all our money but our subway fares.



In one to two sentences, explain how the repeated lines contribute to the overall meaning of the poem.

The repeated lines in the poem “Recuerdo” by Edna St. Vincent Millay serve to emphasize the central theme of the poem: the memory of a joyful and carefree night spent with a loved one. The repetition also creates a sense of rhythm and structure, adding to the dreamlike quality of the poem.

The word following a colon in a list always has to be capitalized.

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Please Help!
Based on information in the article, which best describes the difference between the child labor rates in Nepal and Mongolia?


A.Child labor rates have increased in Mongolia since 1990, but decreased in Nepal since 1990.

B.Child labor rates have increased in Mongolia since 1990, but stayed the same in Nepal since 1990.

C.Child labor rates have increased in Nepal since 1990, but decreased in Mongolia since 1990.

D.Child labor rates have increased in Nepal since 1990, but stayed the same in Mongolia since 1990.


In 2000, there were 127 million children working in Asia. By 2004, that number had fallen to 122 million. Officials are pleased that child labor rates have dropped, but they say the decline isn't happening fast enough.

Those numbers came from a recent report from the International Labor Organization (ILO). The report focused on South Asia, which includes Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other nations. It concluded that despite the decrease in the number of working children ages five to 14, South Asia remains a child labor hot spot.

The report discussed child labor in several nations and identified Nepal as one of the worst offenders. As of 2004, almost 40 percent of Nepalese children aged 10 to 14 were working. Many continue to do strenuous physical labor in mines, quarries, and carpet factories. Still, even in Nepal, child labor rates are declining; they had been near 50 percent in 1990.

The Philippines has improved, but problems remain in some industries. Many Filipino children still work in fireworks production, deep-sea fishing, and mining. The country has a national action plan to change this.

"The [anti-child labor] laws are all there," said Filipino Undersecretary of Labor and Employment Manuel G. Imson. Imson says that the government is working with the police to enforce these laws.

In some cases, child labor has emerged where it was previously nonexistent. There were few or no child laborers in Mongolia until 1990; today, up to 10,000 children there work in gold, coal, and mineral mines. Kh. Ganbaatar, executive director of the Mongolian Employers' Federation, blames the problem on economic changes as well as on natural disasters. Several years ago, winter storms killed millions of livestock. This made it harder for families to maintain their traditional herding way of life. Many of these families were forced to send their children to work.

In fact, child labor often develops because area families cannot make ends meet and need extra income. In other cases, parents want to send their children to school but cannot afford the related fees.

"A large number of working poor means that we have a large number of people who are unable to support children [going] to school," said Panudda Boonpala, senior child labor specialist at the ILO.

In August, government representatives from nearly 40 countries as well as workers' and employers' organizations attended an ILO conference. Topics on their agenda included migration, competitiveness, productivity, and youth employment (child labor). At a session on youth employment, participants watched a video that showed children working at a gold mine in Mongolia.

The ILO says that it will try to end some of the worst forms of child labor within 10 years. Its officials point out that attitudes about working children have changed in Asia. This is contributing to the reduction in child labor rates.

"I think 10 years ago there was lots of denial," Panudda said. Still, she said, nations will not be able to end child labor unless they are willing to put a lot of effort and funding into the fight against it.

Read the passage. Then, respond to the question that follows.

from "Kites: Birds of Glory"

Most people think of paper or cloth structures flown with string from the ground when the word 'kite' is used. In addition to these popular toys, kite can also refer to a type of raptor. Kites have a small head, a short beak and long narrow wings and tail. Kites can be found all over the world in mostly warm regions. Kites live on a variety of prey—from insects to small rodents or reptiles. Some kites eat only one kind of prey. Kites are generally masterful in the air and represent a group of birds that are among the most acrobatic of fliers.

Determine which text below is a paraphrase and which is a summary of the original passage. Match the text to the correct answer.

Match Term Definition

(Either A or B) People tend to envision childhood toys attached to a string when they hear the word "kite." However, kite may also refer to a type of raptor that has a tiny head, short beak, long wings, and extended tail. Kites are found in many geographic locations, but they mostly inhabit warm places. These skillful fliers hunt a variety of prey like bugs, rodents, and reptiles.

(Either A or B) Kites are skilled fliers who live in warm regions and feast on bugs, rodents, and reptiles.

A) Summary

B) Paraphrase

The intentional use of blank space within the structure of a poem is

A: enjambment
B: meter
C: punctuation
D: white space

In Frost's poem, two roads are used to symbolize life's journey. What is the contribution of the symbol to the meaning of the text?

The two roads represent the regrets the speaker has about not choosing to take the easy path through life.

The two roads represent the many dangers life can hold and how you should always take the easy road to avoid getting hurt.

The two roads represent how the speaker feels throughout his day; mornings are hard to get through, but the day gets easier as you move through it.

The two roads represent the decisions we make in life, some that follow a path many have taken before and others that mean taking chances on the unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

The word invaded means 'overrun' as it is being used in the sentence: In this text, Pratt-Tuke describes how the cane toad has invaded, or overrun, Australia.

What is the type of context clue being used? Explain your answer

A. denotation
B. Connotation
C. antonym

For 35 points:
Write 3 paragraphs about firefighters and Search and Rescue teams.

Can you give 3 things about what to write in each paragraph?

Which of the following examples of figurative language from the poem best supports the idea that Susan B. Anthony's legacy was a guide and mentor for women that followed her?

Her life is a luminous banner borne ever ahead of her era

Her spirit like southern starlight at once is afar and around us

In the mine, the mill and the mart where is bartered the bread of your children

On ground hard held to the last, gaining her goal for women

100 POINTS PLS HELP

Which two lines from the poem show cause-and-effect relationships?


Question 4 options:


Amid the thaw, the warming earth awakes,



A sizzling sun and cheerful sky



When the earth continues its routine,



To cold, the earth now readies for rest;



And snuggling down beneath a snowy quilt

PLEASE HELP FAST!
Part A
What is a theme of Twelfth Night?

Responses

Family members share a special bond.

People rarely learn from their mistakes.

There are consequences for treating others poorly.

People in love may act selfishly.

Question 2
Part B - Points depend on a correct response in Part A.

Which detail from Act V best supports the theme in Part A?

Responses

"Sebastian: (Seeing Antonio) Antonio! How have the hours tortured me since I have lost thee!"

"Antonio: (Uncertainly) How have you made division of yourself? (He points to Viola. Sebastian goes to her, and they look each other up and down with growing delight.)"

"Fabian: Good madam, hear me speak. Most freely I confess, myself and Toby set this device against Malvolio here."

"Olivia: Get him to bed, and let his hurt be looked to. (She glares at Viola, who shakes her head.)"

What does Sebastián Yatra mean by "while embracing each other with feeling" from Dos Oruguitas?

Use the sentences to answer the question.

Kim is such a hardworking and energetic student. She smiled and jumped for joy when she found out she got an A on her algebra test.

What is the tone of the sentences?

(1 point)
Responses

informative


positive


tragic


neutral

(BIBLE!)

Write an essay in which you write about two scientific truths that demonstrate how the natural law is God's law. Include a Bible reference that supports each truth. Explain both the scientific truths and the Bible references.


I just need help on where to begin. What are two scientific truths that I could use??

(I also didn't mean to put this in English but I can't change it

Describe the structure of the poem?

Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. metaphor
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor —
Bare.

But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners, metaphor
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.

So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps ‘Cause you finds it’s
kinder hard. Don’t you fall now —
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

What should a student look for to make sure that information in a piece of research is appropriately up to date?

How do the structures of both stories contribute to their meaning and what is different about the structures of the stories?

Use the excerpt from Peter Pan to answer the question.

Mrs. Darling came to the window, for at present she was keeping a sharp eye on Wendy. She told Peter that she had adopted all the other boys, and would like to adopt him also.

“Would you send me to school?” he inquired craftily.

"Yes.”

“And then to an office?”

"I suppose so.”

“Soon I would be a man?”

“Very soon.”

“I don’t want to go to school and learn solemn things,” he told her passionately. “I don’t want to be a man. O Wendy’s mother, if I was to wake up and feel there was a beard!”

“Peter,” said Wendy the comforter, “I should love you in a beard;” and Mrs. Darling stretched out her arms to him, but he repulsed her. “Keep back, lady, no one is going to catch me and make me a man.”

“But where are you going to live?”

“With Tink in the house we built for Wendy. The fairies are to put it high up among the treetops where they sleep at nights.”

“How lovely,” cried Wendy so longingly that Mrs. Darling tightened her grip.

“I thought all the fairies were dead,” Mrs. Darling said.

"There are always a lot of young ones,” explained Wendy, who was now quite an authority, “because you see when a new baby laughs for the first time a new fairy is born, and as there are always new babies there are always new fairies. They live in nests on the tops of trees; and the mauve ones are boys and the white ones are girls, and the blue ones are just little sillies who are not sure what they are.”

“I shall have such fun,” said Peter, with one eye on Wendy.

“It will be rather lonely in the evening,” she said, “sitting by the fire.”

“I shall have Tink.”

In one to two sentences, determine how Wendy's point of view changes as the dialogue continues.

(2 points)

If you are interested in becoming a news reporter, start thinking about what kind of stories you want to write. News stories are usually divided into two types: hard news and soft news.
Hard news stories are usually about important events that are being reported on as they happen. Stories about things like politics, war, and crime fall into this group. They take a factual approach: What happened? When? Who was involved? Hard news is also called “general news” sometimes.
Soft news stories entertain the reader. They give background information and often tell a story. These stories are considered “human interest” because they talk about people in a personal or emotional way. They include information about their problems or concerns in a way that makes people sympathize.

How is the above passage organized?
A.
classification
B.
definition
C.
cause and effect
D.
comparison and contrast

Which of the following sentences uses a modifier correctly?

Soft and calming, the audience enjoyed the sound of the harp.
Soft and calming, the harp provided a peaceful serenade to the audience.
Soft and calming, the sight of the harp put the audience at ease.
Soft and calming, the ears of the audience were serenaded by the sound of the harp.