Movies and TV shows often depict parents attempting to get their sleepy teenagers out of bed and out the door in time for school. (2) Provided that it’s a scene commonly played for laughs, in reality, sleep deprivation in teenagers is no laughing matter. (3) Adolescents have unique sleep patterns, and with an early school start, many are doggedly tired, leading to serious health and safety risks. (4) Thus, middle and high schools across the United States should heed the advice of doctors and start classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

(5) Contrary to the notion that teenagers are naturally sluggish, they have a biological excuse for having trouble getting up at 5:00 or 6:00 a.m.: adolescents undergo a shift in their circadian rhythm, making it harder for them to fall asleep as early as adults or younger children. (6) The typical sleep cycle for teenagers begins at 11:00 p.m., when their bodies release melatonin, the sleep-inducing hormone. (7) In order for teenagers to get the full nine hours of sleep they need for optimal performance, they would have to sleep in until 8:00 a.m.

(8) Now that experts better understand the sleep needs of adolescents, the average teenager gets fewer than seven hours of sleep a night. (9) Not only that, but waking before 8:00 a.m. interrupts their REM sleep, a critical stage of sleep that enables emotional regulation.

(10) Indeed, continual sleep deprivation is bad. (11) Teenagers who get inadequate sleep are more likely to be overweight, have depression, perform poorly in school, and engage in risky behaviors. (12) Moreover, drowsy teenagers behind the wheel of a car are more likely to have slower reflexes and impaired judgment, putting them at even greater risk.

(13) Schools that have pushed back the start time have reported remarkable results, including better academic performance, reduced absenteeism, and improved classroom environment. (14) It’s no mystery why; well rested students have better concentration, attention, and behavior.

The writer is considering adding the following sentence at the end of the third paragraph (sentences 8 and 9).

The term “REM sleep” was first coined in 1953 by physiology professor and sleep researcher Nathaniel Kleitman and his graduate student Eugene Aserinsky.

Should the writer add this sentence after sentence 9 ?

A. Yes, because it gives important contextual information about REM sleep that helps the audience understand the writer’s main argument.
B. Yes, because it acknowledges the contributions Kleitman and Aserinsky have made to the field of sleep research by properly attributing their ideas.
C. Yes, because it provides an effective transition between the ideas discussed in the third paragraph and those discussed in the fourth paragraph.
D. No, because it makes an obvious claim that is a known fact that does not require justification or defense.
E. No, because it offers evidence that does not help the third paragraph support the reasoning of the writer’s main argument.

What is the relationship between the pairs in the following analogy?
Watch : time as ruler : inches.
O A. One precedes the other.
O B. One controls the other.
C. Both are used to conduct experiments.
O D. One is used to measure the other.

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From Sicily, trading ships loaded with infected flea-bearing rats carried the Black Death to ports on the mainland of Italy. What conditions in these medieval cities provided the spread of the Black Death.

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Which statement BEST explains the diction in this poem

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Identify the subject of the following sentence.

The mayor said that blueberry muffins are the best kind of muffin.

Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A)
A
the mayor

(Choice B)
B
blueberry muffins

(Choice C)
C
said that blueberry muffins are the best kind of muffin

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Read the excerpt from The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.

STEVE

(raising his voice)

There's something you can do, Charlie. You could go home and keep your mouth shut. You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it.

CHARLIE

You sound real anxious to have that happen, Steve. I think we better keep our eye on you too!

DON

(as if he were taking the bit in his teeth, takes a hesitant step to the front)

I think everything might as well come out now.

(he turns toward Steve.)

Your wife's done plenty of talking, Steve, about how odd you are!

CHARLIE

(picking this up, his eyes widening)

Go ahead, tell us what she's said.

58. LONG SHOT – STEVE 58.

As he walks toward them from across the street.

STEVE

Go ahead, what's my wife said? Let's get it all out. Let's pick out every idiosyncrasy of every single man, woman, and child on the street. And then we might as well set up some kind of a kangaroo court. How about a firing squad at dawn, Charlie, so we can get rid of all the suspects. Narrow them down. Make it easier for you.

DON

There's no need gettin' so upset, Steve. It's just that . . . well . . . Myra's talked about how there's been plenty of nights you spent hours down in your basement workin' on some kind of radio or something. Well, none of us have ever seen that radio—

How does Steve’s attempt to reason with his neighbors affect other elements of the story?

The neighbors calm down and go home for a while.
The neighbors become suspicious of him as well.
The neighbors elect Steve their leader.
The neighbors become a wild mob.

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The word novel is borrowed from the Italian word novella (Henry 235). Defining exactly what a novel is can be hard work. The standard dictionary definition is "a fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters" ("Novel"). Novels in some way represent life. The representations, however, occur in a narrative about life and experience. Since the novel can represent life, such fiction can be serious. The seriousness begins when the novel deals with humankind in a way that shows its importance and significance within the fictional world of the novel. The world of a novel varies greatly from author to author because each writer creates a new fictional world for a new work. That world may be all the relationships of a whole nation or of a very small town. That world may be as confined as the captain's cabin on a ship or as open as a little island. That world may also be as withdrawn as the farthest recesses of the human mind. Novels are important as they entertain and instruct the readers through a variety of life experiences.

What is the author's tone toward the subject?

Read the last sentence of the first paragraph. Explain what, according to the writer, the debris, dug form the river Walbrook, reveals about early London.

Throughout the passage the writer wants to make sure to acknowledge sources used as evidence. Which of the following changes should the
writer make?

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Choose whether the bolded part of the sentence is the subject or the predicate.

Traditional Belgian waffles ARE DOTTED WITH PEARLS OF SUGAR.

Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A)
A
subject

(Choice B)
B
predicate

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Don Quixote stays awake thinking of Dulcinea

Please send help within 30 minutes!

Examine the epic similes in lines 39-44, 162-164, 379-281, 385-389, 822-827, 1031-1033, and 1408-1413. What is compared in each simile? What is the emotional effect of each simile?

20. How long should a response to a writing prompt be?
five to seven sentences
three to five sentences
one to three sentences
two to three paragraphs

Since squid are fast swimmers they are good at catching prey. where do you put the comma plss help

How should Monique revise the following sentence written for her social
studies assignement?

Sam Houston led the Texian army because he had military experience

Select one

no change is needed

start the sentence with a subordinate conjunction

add a comma after BECAUSE

add a comma before BECAUSE

Is of course when im late every red light wants to take a thousand years to turn green and no one in front of me can drive more than five miles per hour a metaphor

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5. Why did Scrooge want the spirit to make him visible after watching his
nephew and wife?
a. Scrooge wanted to share in their feast.
b. Scrooge was afraid they had forgotten him.
c. Scrooge wanted to talk with them.
d. none of these

Simone is writing about food handling safety in the United States. In her initial argument, she stated that food safety has continually improved each year. While further researching her topic, she finds the chart below that shows how many food illnesses were reported over a four-year period.



What would be the best way for Simone to respond to this new information?

A. She could ignore the chart and pretend that she did not discover it.
B. She could include only the years during which food illness outbreaks decreased.
C. She could argue that an increase in outbreaks in only one year is not significant.
D. She could change “continually” to “usually” and say that food safety usually
improves each year.

write an introduction paragraph that addresses the prompt below.

Be sure to include a hook, background information, and a clear thesis statement

Remember back to your first few weeks at your current school and your experience of getting acquainted with a new place and new way of doing things.
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3. How does the speaker's point of view influence how the rose is
described?
OB
O A Curious about the rose, the speaker asks several questions about it.
B Believing that the rose is not real, the speaker exaggerates its
qualities.
OC Feeling pity for the rose, the speaker lists all of the hardships it has
faced.
OD Impressed by the rose, the speaker explains what makes it so
admirable.

Refer to the Newsela article “Dying of Hunger: What Is a Famine?”

What is the author’s primary viewpoint in the article?


Countries in certain parts of the world are less likely to experience famine than others.


People should hold more fundraisers to support countries experiencing famine.


Famine is a modern world problem caused by climate change.


Famine is concerning because it causes biological damage that lasts for generations

100 POINTS FOR A 100 WORD PARAGRAPH!! Write a short creative passage (about 100-150 words) using Elizabethan English. Use at least ten of the Elizabethan words correctly; highlight them with bold font. It might be easiest to include dialogue. (Need inspiration? Write about a huge feast or party, or write a boy-meets-girl story.) Title this section "My Elizabethan Language Paragraph."