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What is the moral of “Hofus the Stone Cutter”? Use details from the text to support your answer.
Hofus the Stone Cutter

A Japanese Legend

The Riverside Third Reader

Once upon a time in Japan, there was a poor stone-cutter, named Hofus, who used to go every day to the mountainside to cut great blocks of stone. He lived near the mountain in a little stone hut, and worked hard and was happy.

One day he took a load of stone to the house of a rich man. There he saw so many beautiful things that when he went back to his mountain he could think of nothing else. Then he began to wish that he too might sleep in a bed as soft as down, with curtains of silk, and tassels of gold. And he sighed, "Ah me! Ah me! If Hofus only were rich as he!"

To his surprise, the voice of the Mountain Spirit answered, "Have thou thy wish!"

When Hofus returned home that evening his little hut was gone, and in its place stood a great palace. It was filled with beautiful things, and the best of all was a bed of down, with curtains of silk and tassels of gold.

Hofus decided to work no more. But he was not used to being idle, and time passed slowly - the days seemed very long.

One day as he sat by the window he saw a carriage dash past. It was drawn by snow-white horses. In it sat a prince, while before and behind were servants in suits of blue and white. One was holding a golden umbrella over the prince.

When the stone-cutter saw this, he began to feel unhappy, and he sighed, "Ah me! Ah me! If Hofus only a prince might be!"

And again the same voice that he had heard on the mountain answered, "Be thou a prince!"

Straightway Hofus was a prince. He had servants dressed in crimson and gold, and he rode in a carriage with a golden umbrella over his head.

For a short time he was happy, but one day, as he walked in the garden, he saw that the flowers were drooping, the grass was dry and brown. And when he rode out he felt the hot sun burn him in spite of his umbrella.

"The sun is mightier than I," thought he, and then he sighed, "Ah me! Ah me! If Hofus only the sun might be!"

And the voice answered, "Be thou the sun!"

Straightway the great sun he became. He burned the grass and rice fields. he dried up the streams. Rich and poor alike suffered from the terrible heat.

One day a cloud came and rested in front of him, and hid the earth from his sight. He was angry and cried, " Ah me! Ah me! If Hofus only a cloud might be!"

And the voice answered, "Be thou a cloud!"

Straightway a cloud he became. He floated before the face of the sun, and hid the earth from it.

Then day after day the cloud dropped rain. The rivers overflowed, and the rice-fields were covered with water. Towns were swept away. Only the great rocks on the mountainside stood unmoved midst the flood.

The cloud looked at them in wonder, then he sighed, "Ah me! Ah me! If Hofus only a rock might be!"

And the voice answered, "Be thou a rock!"

Straightway a rock he became. Proudly he stood. The sun could not burn him and the rain could not move him.

"Now, at last," he said, "no one is mightier than I."

But one day he was waked from his dreams by a noise--tap! tap! tap!--down at his feet. He looked and there was a stone-cutter driving his tool into the rock. Another blow and the great rock shivered - a block of stone broke away.

"That man is mightier than I!" cried Hofus, and he sighed, "Ah me! Ah me! If Hofus only the man might be!"

And the voice answered, "Be thou thyself!"

And straightway Hofus was himself again - a poor stone-cutter, working all day upon the mountainside, and going home at night to his little hut. But he was content and happy, and never again did he wish to be other than Hofus the stone-cutter.
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Answer:

My best guess would be how much people want to be superior or seen as more than their fellow neighbor in the social heiarchy, climbing the social ladder, you know?

Explanation:

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What I Know about the Holocaust What I Want to know about the Holocaust What I Learned from reading "Keep Memory Alive" by Elie Weisel."

Hummingbirds like to drink nectar from flowers.
The word "to drink" functions as a
A.Present Participle
B.Past Participle
C.Adverbial Infinitive
D.Nominal Infinitive

What effect does the use of a literary device have on the meaning of this
passage?
In an email, Brenda told me she's the best golfer, rower, speller, and
runner in the county. She's probably a good storyteller too.
A. It provides a list of all of the activities that Brenda excels at.
B. It humorously conveys the author's negative opinion of Brenda.
C. It adds completeness by bringing up an activity that Brenda didn't
mention.
D. It uses a comparison to demonstrate that the author is a better
athlete.

T. J. received this postcard in the mail.

Dear T. J.,

Grandpa and I are having a wonderful time in New York City. Yesterday we took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty. As we were eating our lunch near the statue, a seagull swooped down and stole Grandpa's tomato sandwich right out of his hand! We laughed while we watched him gobble the whole thing. We took lots of photos to show you.

Love ya, Buddy!
Grandma

The writer's style is

formal; the writer's purpose is to educate a family member about New York geography.
formal; the writer's purpose is to inform a family member about seagulls and their diet.
informal; the writer's purpose is to entertain a family member with a funny story.
informal; the writer's purpose is to persuade a family member to visit New York.

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Discuss the differences between the monster's appearance in the BOOK Frankenstein and its appearance in the MOVIE Frankenstein

Are archetypal characters still relevant to today's society? Do they accurately represent American culture?

How does the poem’s use of internal rhyme contribute to the tone of the raven

To what family does Paris belong? He is related to Queen Mab's family. He is related to the Capulet family. He is neither Capulet nor Montague. He is related to the Montague family.

In tell tale heart Poe once wrote that every
word in a story should create
a "single, overwhelming
impression." In your opinion,
what impression was
he trying to create in this story?

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3. Mom is a real bear when she's mad.

a. metaphor
b. personification
simile

in the beginning of chapter 6, what is the family getting ready for in the giver

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The first computers were used by the United States military and government.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

True
False

Instructions
Read the following passage from the informational text “Donna O’Meara: The Volcano Lady,” which uses a variety of text structures to organize information. For each text excerpt in the chart, choose the organizational pattern that best describes how that part of the text is structured.

When Donna went back to school at the age of 32 to study science, her passion for volcanoes began. She took geology classes to learn more about what rocks and soil tell us about the earth. She found out that volcanism is one of the most dynamic forces in nature. Volcanoes constantly shape and change the earth. Many islands, such as the islands that make up Hawaii, were formed by volcanic activity.

In 1986, Donna visited her first volcano as Steve’s research assistant. After dodging lava bombs and feeling the heat from underground lava melting her shoes, Donna was hooked. The following year, she and Steve were married on lava that had oozed from Kilauea on Hawaii and hardened. Lava that hardens creates new landforms, and some volcanoes, such as Surtsey off the coast of Iceland, actually create new islands! (paragraphs 5–6)
“When Donna went back to school at the age of 32 to study science, her passion for volcanoes began. She took geology classes to learn more about what rocks and soil tell us about the earth.”

Answer choices for the above question

A. chronological order

B. cause-and-effect
“She found out that volcanism is one of the most dynamic forces in nature. Volcanoes constantly shape and change the earth. Many islands, such as the islands that make up Hawaii, were formed by volcanic activity.”

Answer choices for the above question

A. chronological order

B. cause-and-effect
“In 1986, Donna visited her first volcano as Steve’s research assistant. After dodging lava bombs and feeling the heat from underground lava melting her shoes, Donna was hooked. The following year, she and Steve were married on lava that had oozed from Kilauea on Hawaii and hardened.”

Answer choices for the above question

A. chronological order

B. sequential order
“Lava that hardens creates new landforms, and some volcanoes, such as Surtsey off the coast of Iceland, actually create new islands!”

Answer choices for the above question

A. chronological order

B. cause-and-effect

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(GIVING BRAINLIEST) Which statement best explains a weakness in the author's use of appeal in
the passage?
A. The author should not have used the emotional appeal about his
anger because it distracts from his logical points.
B. The author should not have used so much logic in his explanation
because it distracts from his emotional points.
C. The author should not have pointed out the weaknesses in the
traffic situation to people who are suffering because of it.
D. The author should not have admitted that he drives in the city
because it makes him seem biased.​

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All of the following are characteristics of dystopia literature EXCEPT:

freedom to choose a career

conformity

constant surveillance

fear

Language Arts 9 A-IC

Look at the photo and caption attached to it, choose the best main idea for a section of da Vinci’s biography

a.

da Vinci’s Crazy Ideas

b.

da Vinci’s Inventions

c.

da Vinci’s Personal Diary

d.

da Vinci’s Pencil Sketches

Which sentence is correctly punctuated with a colon?
O Hannah Teter has won medals in several Olympic games: 2003 Aspen, 2006 Turin, and 2010 Vancouver
Hannah Teter has won medals in several Olympic games 2003 Aspen, 2006 Turin, and 2010 Vancouver
Hannah Teter: has won medals in several Olympic games 2003 Aspen, 2006 Turin, and 2010 Vancouver.
O Hannah Teter has won medals in several Olympic games 2003 Aspen, 2006 Turin: and 2010 Vancouver.

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How did Soda figure out that Dally knew where the boys ran?

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Which of the following fables has a moral about staying united and strong to be protected from an enemy attack?

The Tiger and the Giraffe

The Father, His Sons, and a Bundle of Sticks

The Eagle and the Arrow

The Stag and His Reflection

Which best describes what a story’s opening does

What does the team name "Defenders" mean in Ghost by Jason Reynolds​

What does analogy mean

How were the Gospel writers inspired?
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3 Complete the dialogue with the Past Continuous form of the verbs. Anne: What 0 were you doing (you / do) last Saturday afternoon? Mike: I 1 (read) a book in the sun. My sister and brother 2 (swim). 3 (you and Eva / enjoy) the sunshine too? Anne: No, we 4 (not have) fun. We 5 (do) chores at home. Mike: Poor you!