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Which of the following literary devices do authors use to give readers hints about future events that will occur in the story?

personification

foreshadowing

imagery

metaphor

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Duke Ellington was born in Washington D.C., and from an early age he loved music. When he was four years old, he listened to his mother play a popular piano tune called "The Rosary" and he cried, saying, "It was so pretty. So pretty." Not long after that, at the age of seven, he began to play piano himself. It seems that he knew he was going to go places. He told his next door neighbor, Mr. Pinn, "One of these days I'm going to be famous." How old do you think Duke Ellington was when he started writing music? At age 15, Ellington worked at a soda fountain and wrote his first song, "Soda Fountain Rag." By his late teens, he was making enough money to help his parents move into a better house. One of Ellington's first professional gigs was a party where he played so long that his hand bled. He earned 75 cents. "It was the most money I had ever seen," he said. "I rushed all the way home to my mother with it. But I could not touch a piano key for weeks . . . " What do you think was Ellington's next move? Ellington studied music during the ragtime era. Ragtime was a kind of popular American music consisting of off-beat dance rhythms that began with the honky-tonk pianists along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. By the time he was 20, he and his friends formed a band that would be the foundation for his life's work. From 1923 to 1927, he and his band lived in New York City and made about 60 recordings. Their first big break came on December 4, 1927, at the opening night of what would turn out to be a long engagement at the Cotton Club in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. The Ellington Orchestra often broadcast live on radio from the Cotton Club, so their unique style of jazz became familiar to people across the country.


My Son Duke

I'll never forget that day as long as I live. Duke was just a little thing back then--hardly even four years old. I had spent all morning cleaning the house too busy to play with him, when Duke finally insisted I pay some attention to him. So I decided I'd play him a song. I sat down at our old piano, and I played the only tune I knew--"The Rosary." To my surprise, when I finished the song, Duke was crying. I had a four-year-old boy crying at my music saying it was "pretty. So pretty." That was the beginning. He began to play on my piano every chance he got, and by seven he was playing it better than me!


How do these two accounts of an early event in Duke Ellington's life differ?


A) The longer passage is primarily emotional, while the shorter passage simply presents the facts.


B) The shorter passage is obviously positive toward Ellington, while the longer passage is primarily negative in tone.


C) The longer passage focuses on Ellington's whole life, while the shorter passage focuses just on one childhood event.


D) The shorter passage is written from Duke Ellington's point of view, while the longer passage is written from Duke Ellington's mother's point of view.

Wealthy teen nearly experiences consequences number 5

dentify the past participle in this sentence.
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After he received some alarming test results from the​ doctor, Steve stopped eating fried foods

Part C
Dramatic irony occurs when the reader is aware of something that one or more characters in a narrative know nothing
about. Often, dramatic irony involves an outcome or meaning of an event. This situation can create humor or suspense
for the reader. Give an example of dramatic irony in chapter 3 of A Christmas Carol, and explain the impact of this
dramatic irony on the story.

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Choose the best concluding statement for the paragraph.
A)
Learning good study habits can help students get through school easier
and with less struggle.
B)
If school lunches could be improved to be tastier, I think that more
students would be likely to eat in the school cafeteria.
Most people agree that the biggest problem with school discipline is a lack
of strong administrators.
D)
Surely, though, there is a middle ground: where students can be prepared
for a test or a future career and still experience joy in the classroom!

How I spent my holidays

She is going to quit her job ________ they give her a pay rise.

What is the impact of the author's choice to end the first paragraph with these sentences?

But we have found a better use for them. No doubt these trees would make good lumber after passing through a sawmill, as George Washington after passing through the hands of a French cook would have made good food. But both for Washington and the tree that bears his name higher uses have been found.


The author ends the paragraph humorously, setting the expectation that the article will have a light tone.

The author ends the paragraph by citing evidence, which strengthens the claims he presented in the paragraph.

The author ends the paragraph poignantly, making his stance on the need to protect redwoods clear.

The author ends the paragraph objectively, which establishes his credibility.

what's the difference between sent, scent, and cent?

Tuesdays With Morrie: What is Mitch's first impression of Morrie as he drives up to the house? What does Mitch notice
(details) about Morrie as their visit goes on?

Find an example of propaganda in the play and explain what technique is being used. Relate the example to modern example
propaganda that uses the same technique. Your example can be either broad or specific, but you will need to research the
modern example and its technique. Use these 0 best practices for online research. U These questions may help you draw
compartsons between your examples:
1. What does each propaganda example attempt to accomplish?
2. How do the examples try to get their point across?
3. Are the goals of each propaganda example vastly different? If so, how are they alike despite using the same technique?

Why is it important to consider an author reasons for writing before you evaluate a text

Please reflect on what worries or confuses you about this process (either using MyPACE, or career planning in general).​

Which of the following would not be a good thesis for a persuasive essay?
O A. Drunk-driving laws must be amended to reflect stricter
punishments for offenders.
B. Drunk-driving laws don't seem to be working.
C. The best way to deter drunk drivers is to make the consequences
for their behavior much more stringent.
D. None of the above

open the door,________? ( won't you/ will you/can you )​

ali ...... like to drink coffee?

In order to start their business, two friends had to __________ enough money and resources from banks and others private lenders. *

A) allocate
B) determine
C) amend
D) arbitrary

25 POINTS!!!!

Select the correct answer.
The author is biased against the value of college because

A. the author’s brother did not receive a job after college

B. colleges remain out of reach for many students due to high costs

C. trade schools and apprenticeships are viable alternatives to college

D. the author hears about college often from his or her counselors

argue against the use of genetically modified foods, thesis statement.

What is the meaning of these lines in the closing sestet of “Lights"?
-Human inventiveness has brought brightness and optimism to the world.

-The power of love transforms the ordinary lights of city buildings into delicate works of art.

-People use the lights to brighten and mask the dreariness of their lives.

-The lighted windows on winter nights symbolize the energy and vibrancy of the city.

How would uniforms affect student achievement in public schools?

o Overall, school uniforms would improve student achievement in public schools.

Public schools would be better with uniforms.

In the short story a&p
Why does Sammy quit his job?
Stand up for the girls
Fight with a customer
O Showoff
O Hates Mr. Lengel

words to describe baba yaga​

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Adjective Assessment
Identifying Adjectives: In the following sentences identify the adjectives by choosing the
correct number of adjectives in each sentence. Count possessive pronouns and proper
adjectives but do not count articles.

1. The fleshy body, or foot, inside the shell makes a tasty meal.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Which of the following are ways an individual can be unique?

Please help me with this

The narrator of "The Leap" describes walking to a gravesite just down the highway when she was growing up. Who is buried in that gravesite?

Put the steps below in order to show how to best answer a multiple-choice
question.
-Read the responses
- Read the stem
- Use the process of elimination
- Pick an answer