For there lay The Combs--the set of combs, side and back, that Della had worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims--just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair. They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone. But she hugged them to her bosom, and at length she was able to look up with dim eyes and a smile and say: "My hair grows so fast, Jim! And them Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!" Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present. She held it out to him eagerly upon her open palm. The dull precious metal seemed to flash with a reflection of her bright and ardent spirit."Isn't it a dandy, Jim? I hunted all over town to find it. You'll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it." Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled."Della," said he, "let's put our Christmas presents away and keep 'em a while. They're too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on." The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.



What type of irony is most evident in the excerpt above? Dramatic irony Situational irony Verbal irony None of the above

This is situational irony. It is not dramatic irony because the characters are aware of the situation, and it is not verbal irony because it is not a verbal contradiction, so it is a contradiction in the situation brought on by Jim and Della.

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We know that sports, such as wrestling, date back to
1850 B.C. because
A scrolls have been found showing people wrestling.
B
stories handed down from that time tell of wrestling
contests.
C
ancient books show pictures of the sport of wrestling.
D
ancient cave wall paintings show people wrestling.

Question 1 of 10

How did the Age of Discovery affect native peoples in newly discovered

lands?

A. The native peoples' culture was disrupted by the introduction of

Christianity

B. The native peoples were largely unaffected by the visitors and

treated them like a force of nature.

C. The native peoples began to fear monsters introduced by the

European sailors' stories.

D. The native peoples' children were trained in the ways of the

conquering nation.

1.
Which of the following statements best describes a central idea of the text?
[RI.2]
A. Although the U.S. was victorious in the Vietnam War, the American experience
was long and painful.
B. The war was catastrophic for the Vietnamese, and the U.S. failed in its mission to
halt the spread of communism.
The American public did not know what was happening during the Vietnam War,
so people widely supported it.
D. The Vietnam War had serious implications for the Vietnamese people, though it
remained popular with the American public.
C.

how does the evaporation of ocean water affect the amount of moisture in the air


A. Moisture decreases

B. Moisture increases​

Define irony of situation in your own words

(1) The swim team at the University of California at Berkeley was having a practice. (2) After a race, the coach told each swimmer his time-but it wasn't his real time. (3) The coach falsified the time, making it slower than
it really was. (4) During the next race, the coach watched what happened. (5) Some of his swimmers swam
significantly faster than before, while others swam considerably slower than their usual pace.
E7. Click on the logical inference.
a. Giving disappointing news to athletes is the best way to increase their performance.
b. Disappointing news about performance can make some athletes try harder and perform better.
c. Some of the Berkeley swimmers probably knew about their coach's experiment before it took place.

Define imagery in your own words

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Read the excerpt from "The Great Molasses Flood of 1919."

Second, the molasses had been in the tank since July. This was a long time for molasses to be stored in a metal tank. During this time, the molasses began a chemical change. The molasses began making a gas called carbon dioxide. The tank was already too full. The carbon dioxide made matters worse. The gas pushed hard on the steel walls. The result was an explosion. The bottom of the tank blew out.

The cause-and-effect structure describes

a storage tank.
building with steel.
passing time.
a chemical reaction.

Can someone help my grade is super low
Read the story.

Home

Hattie stepped off the screeching subway train and lugged her possessions onto the escalator. When she finally emerged from underground, she got to the sidewalk and looked at the landscape. She was used to flatness and green; the farm that they’d just sold had cattle grazing as far as the eye could see. There was nothing green in sight here as cement behemoths sprung out of the ground taller than the stalks of corn back in Iowa. People zipped in front of her with briefcases tucked to their sides as high heels clacked on the pavement. It was all so overwhelming, so loud, and Hattie put her hands over her ears to shut out the sounds of the taxi horns and the thousand different conversations. Her little sister Evelyn didn’t; she was trying to take it all in.

Her mother pulled out a map from her purse and held it in shaky hands. “According to this, our new home should be right here.”

Hattie traced her mother’s index finger to a building that was so high that she had to crane her neck to see the top.

“This?” Evelyn gasped.

Her father, the man who was never at a loss for words, didn’t say anything. He adjusted the weight of the three bags that contained most of the possessions they’d been able to bring on the three-hour plane journey that had uprooted them from their old lives and deposited them in New York City.

Her father struggled to open the heavy front door, and when they were inside, the smell of hundreds of different meals clashed in her nose: spaghetti, fried chicken, fish, and curry. They stood in front of a bank of elevators as Evelyn pushed the button for the seventeenth floor. When they entered what would be their new home, Hattie spun around in tiny circles as her father gave them the “grand” tour.

“Here is where you and Evelyn will sleep,” he announced. He pointed to a room that was half the size of the Iowa bedroom that was hers alone, the same Iowa bedroom where she’d had all her sleepovers and whose walls still showcased the crayon scribbles from when she was a toddler. She’d tried to scrub them clean, but they were more stubborn than she was, so they would be there for the new family that would be moving in soon.

Evelyn tried to sound excited. “We get to share a room!”

Hattie was grateful for her younger sister, for the way that she could always look at the bright side of things. Hattie couldn’t say anything in response—she’d been speechless for most of the trip. Instead, she followed her father down the hallway that was narrow enough for one person to fit through, maybe two if they squeezed shoulder to shoulder.

“And here is where your mom and I will be.” She could hear the forced excitement in her father’s voice for a move that he didn’t want to make either. But they’d had to sell the farm, and when this opportunity presented itself, there had really been no choice.

The tour was over as soon as it started—tiny kitchen, one bathroom, boxy living room. The four of them would be sharing an apartment that was smaller than the drafty old kitchen in the farmhouse.

Without a word, they grabbed boxes and started about the business of unpacking in rooms that were inches away from one another rather than feet. Hattie walked over to a dirty square window in her new shared bedroom. She wiped it clean, hoping to see something that would remind her of Iowa, but the window only looked out onto more concrete and glass. A wave of sadness washed over her—the first crack in the numbness that she’d been feeling for the past month since she found out about the move. She turned her back and lowered her head so Evelyn wouldn’t see her, but then the sobs came, each louder than the previous one.

There was a hand on her shoulder. She wanted to put the smile back on because she knew it would be better for Evelyn and everyone else that way, but she couldn’t summon it now. She turned around and saw her blurry sister through tear-filled eyes. In front of her face, Evelyn was holding a folded-up picture of the whole family in front of the farmhouse.

“I miss it too,” Evelyn began, “but we don’t have to forget it.”

Together, they taped the picture to the corner of the bedroom window so they could see it whenever they wanted. Hattie pulled Evelyn close, knowing that a place would never be as important as the people in it.

how does culture impact a sense of belonging?

Along the beach, the children collected sea shells to give to their friends.
a
Along the beach
b
the children
C
sea shells
d
their friends

Can someone solve this? Struggling

what is 1 take away from today's job panel

Whoever answers this question first with the right answer gets brainliest.

In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people,
By the relief office I seen my people;
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking
Is this land made for you and me?

Nobody living can ever stop me,
As I go walking that freedom highway;
Nobody living can ever make me turn back
This land was made for you and me.

–“This Land Is Your Land,”
Woody Guthrie

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, Words and Music by Woody Guthrie. WGP/TRO - © Copyright 1956, 1958, 1970, and 1972 (copyrights renewed) Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & Ludlow Music, Inc., New York, NY, administered by Ludlow Music, Inc. Used by Permission.



Use the lyrics to answer the questions.

Who does Guthrie mean when he says "my people"?



When Guthrie writes "As they stood there hungry," what event that was happening during his own life is he referring to?

What's the difference between vague and precise verbs?
Precise verbs are easier to say out loud.
Precise verbs are longer words.
Precise verbs are easier to spell.
Precise verbs are easier to imagine.

Which line provides evidence that Rainsford’s actions are justified because Zaroff was unlikely to let him go?


A)The general sucked in his breath and smiled. "I congratulate you," he said. "You have won the game."


B)"Get ready, General Zaroff."


C)"Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed."


D)He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.
The answer is C

In "A Warning Against Passion," what does Brontë say can happen if a woman loves too much?
a.
she will go insane
c.
the man can begin to neglect her
b.
she will appear to be weak
d.
none of these

Hamlet: Anticipation Guide

On a scale of SD-SA indicate your opinion about each statement.

What do the initials E.M.T stand for?


a.
Emergency Mechanical Training


b.
Emergency Mind Technician


c.
Emergency Medical Technician


d.
Emergency Math Training

The three main parts of an outline are main ideas, detais, and.
notes
subpolnts
paragraphs​

In Of Mice and Men, which of the following selections best explains
where George and Lennie are going?
O a) They are looking for someone who stole money from them.
.
b) They are going to find a job.
Oc) They are going hunting for rabbits.
d) They are looking to buy a ranch in California.
Pleas help

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs.
Identify the parts of the plot structure in the Grimm Brothers’ "Little Briar Rose," which is a version of “Sleeping Beauty."
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
Also there are two pictures↓↓↓

write 150 words explaining why it is important to set specific goals in life and strive to reach those goals , PLS HELP !!!

Why are the Putnams so eager to assume that the children are ill because they are bewitched?

which of the following is not a persuasive text​

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AGAIN
Where and how should you use evidence in a literary analysis?
1. in the third paragraph, to summarize the entire novel
2. in the body of your essay, to support your reasons
3. in the conclusion, to emphasize your main ideas
4. at the very beginning of your essay, to introduce your topic

What can you tell about Squeaky from her
interactions with the girls?
She takes her responsibility to look out for Raymond
seriously
She is easily swayed by others and worried about her
popularity
O She is very timid and afraid of confrontation.
O She is very good friends with Gretchen and the others.

In order to be an active reader, you need to?

I believe the actual answer is, C. please don't scold me if its wrong (im not THAT smart, take it easy on me) T T

discuss the value of family in the American culture.
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