Read the passage.

A Flag with 50 Stars

The first American flag to have red and white stripes and white stars on a blue field was flown in 1776, shortly after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Legend has it that a Philadelphia seamstress named Betsy Ross was hired by George Washington himself to create this flag. There is no evidence that this legend is true, and no one knows for certain who made the first flag, which had 13 stars and 13 stripes. However, we know for a fact that the first flag to have 50 stars—the one we have today—was designed by a high school student.

In 1958, Bob Heft was a 17-year-old student at Lancaster High School in Ohio. At that time, the United States had only 48 states but was on the verge of accepting two more: Alaska and Hawaii. The U.S. flag at the time had six neat rows of eight stars each. What would be the best way to add two more stars while keeping the arrangement neat and orderly? This was the question that Bob’s history teacher posed to the class.

The teacher gave the students an assignment: design a flag with 50 stars. Bob spent hours in the attic of his house, cutting up a 48-star flag and rearranging the stars until they fit just right. He was pleased with his solution to the problem, but his teacher found it less than perfect and gave him a B minus. Outraged, Bob told his teacher that he was going to send his design to his member of Congress, Walter Moeller. His teacher replied that if Bob’s design was accepted as the new flag, he would be more than happy to change his grade to an A.

A year later, Bob had graduated and was working as a draftsman when he received a call at work. He never would have imagined a call from President Eisenhower—but that's who it was! Now that Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag. Bob Heft was invited to Washington, D.C., for a ceremony during which his design was officially adopted as the new flag of the United States.

Question 1
Part A

What inference about the flag can be made based on a “A Flag with 50 Stars”?


Few people understand the significance of the number of stars and stripes on the flag.


The placement of stars on the flag has been a design challenge throughout history.


The decision to change the design of the flag has always cause controversy.


Its past history is more well known by Americans than its more modern history.

Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?


“There is no evidence that this legend is true, and no one knows for certain who made the first flag, which had 13 stars and 13 stripes.”

“Legend has it that a Philadelphia seamstress named Betsy Ross was hired by George Washington himself to create this flag.”

“Now that Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag.”

“The U.S. flag at the time had six neat rows of eight stars each. What would be the best way to add two more stars while keeping the arrangement neat and orderly?”

Answer:Just look it up i just found it

Explanation:

Which evidence best supports the claim in an argumentative essay that people should use cell phones only with earphones?

a graph in a magazine about the number of cell phones in use around the world
a blog with stories about annoying cell phone users
a newspaper article about loss of hearing in children from loud music and games
a science article about how talking directly on cell phones changes brain waves

Write two paragraphs (6 sentences minimum per paragraph) on nature. Provide descriptive words for the natural world, its daily activity, and how it interacts with itself. Trees and wind. Waves and sand. Birds and other birds. Creatures and other creatures.

#7 What is the best description of the author’s purpose for writing this text?
A) to persuade readers to work for the United Nations
B) to inform readers about human rights violations that took place during World War II
C) to entertain readers with stories about Eleanor Roosevelt’s time in the White House
D) to inform readers about what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and why it is significant

1. Why is the relationship between Darry and Ponyboy a complicated one? Does it have to be that way? Support your answers with references to the text.


2.This novel was written several decades ago. What clues indicate that it is not set in the present day?


3.The Socs beat up Ponyboy at the very beginning of the novel. Why does the author choose to open the novel with this incident?


4.Marcia does not see any reason to throw away a perfectly good, free soda while Cherry throws hers away based on “the principle” of the matter.” What do these actions tell us about these two characters?

Is it better to be a child, a teenager, or an adult? What are the benefits of each age? What are the drawbacks? Choose the period of life that you think is best and write an essay arguing why it is the best time of life. Support your position with anecdotes from your own life as well as facts and details drawn from the lives of others.

Select the sentence that quotes the passage correctly according to MLA guidelines.
A.
E.F Harkins writes, "Mr. Clemens was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri" (43).
B.
E.F Harkins states, " . . . Mr. Clemens was a typical American" (43).
C.
E.F Harkin reports, "Mr. Clemens's mother was a remarkable woman" (43).
D.
E.F. Harkin says, " Mr. Clemens's humor will live forever" (43).

Select the sentence that identifies a difference between Omaha and California.

Read the passage.

story adapted from The Odyssey, BOOK IX
by Homer

The cave had looked like a promising place, awash with food and drink aplenty. It was empty, so Odysseus suggested that they wait for its owner to return, hoping for a hospitable inhabitant. The soldiers advised against this, but Odysseus insisted. Not long after, they discovered that their host was the quite inhospitable Cyclops, who proceeded to trap them in the cave by blocking the entrance with an enormous rock.

Many of Odysseus’s men had suggested ending the beast’s life, but that would leave them trapped in the cave. Even if they all worked together, they would not have the strength to remove the boulder from the cave’s opening.

For the past few days, Odysseus had observed the one-eyed monster. He had noticed that every morning, the Cyclops removed the rock from the cave’s opening to let out his flock of sheep before replacing it to keep Odysseus and his men confined inside.

"We will blind the monster. Then, we’ll use his own sheep to aid us in our escape,” Odysseus explained to his crew. “I have noticed that the males are fully grown and have thick black wool. We can tie three of them together. Then, we can hide a man under the belly of the middle animal. This way, he’ll be able to pass by the Cyclops unnoticed.”

Once the monster had fallen asleep, Odysseus blinded the Cyclops. The beast cried out in pain but then drifted back into slumber as the soldiers had shared their strong mead with him that night.

Odysseus and the men worked all night to make sure there were three sheep for each man. Once his crew was hidden, Odysseus leapt onto the remaining sheep—a ram that was finer than all the others. Then, he wiggled his way underneath the animal, concealing himself in the dark wool hanging below the ram’s belly.

As dawn approached, the men were fearful that the plan would not succeed, but they knew they must carry on if they hoped to escape the Cyclops’s lair. When the sun rose above the horizon, the Cyclops awoke and opened the cave entrance for his flock. Despite his pain, the Cyclops felt the back of each animal as it stood up and left the cave. He was not aware that the men were hidden beneath their bellies.

As the last sheep went out, the fine ram concealing Odysseus, the Cyclops grabbed hold of the animal.

“My good ram, why are you last today? You never let the others go ahead of you,” the Cyclops mused aloud. “You’re usually the one leading the rest—whether it is to go out and eat in the morning, or it is to come home at night.”

Odysseus held his breath; would they be discovered? But to his relief, the monster let the ram go out to the pasture with the other sheep. Finally, when they were far enough from the cave, Odysseus let go of the ram’s belly and helped his men to do the same. They drove the sheep to their awaiting ship, and once all men and animals were on board, the soldiers cried in relief at their narrow escape.

Odysseus signaled for them to hush. He realized that they were still in range of the Cyclops’s hearing. The men understood and quickly began to row the ship out to sea.

But Odysseus could not resist taunting the Cyclops from the deck of the ship. “Cyclops,” Odysseus shouted, “you did wrong by trapping us, and now the gods have punished you.”

The Cyclops grew furious. In his rage, he ripped off the top of a mountain and hurled it toward the sound of Odysseus’s voice. The piece of the earth plunged into the water just in front of the ship. This caused a wave that carried the ship back toward the Cyclops's land.

Odysseus picked up a long stick and quickly drove it into the sea to stop the motion of the ship. He nodded his head toward the men, indicating that they must row for their lives, which they did.

Odysseus was so angry he could not resist insulting the Cyclops further. “Monster,” he yelled, “if anyone asks you how you lost your sight, you can tell them that it was I, the valiant warrior Odysseus.”

The Cyclops grabbed a giant piece of land, even larger than the first, and threw it with all his might. This time, the wave it caused drove the ship toward the island, where the rest of the soldiers were anxiously awaiting Odysseus’s return.
A theme from the story adapted from The Odyssey, Book IX is that sometimes it is better to be clever than strong.

How is this theme developed in the story?


A: Odysseus and his soldiers all together are no match for the strength of Cyclops.

B: Odysseus comes up with a plan to outsmart Cyclops when his soldiers are unable to free them from the cave.

C: Odysseus taunts Cyclops as he and his soldiers are escaping from the cave after freeing themselves.

D: Odysseus refuses to take his soldiers' advice to leave before they are discovered.

What is the difference between a public and a private university?

What do the details in paragraph 3 reveal about the author’s point of view? *

15 points

A The author thinks that clothing restrictions were less of a burden than the necessity of hard work.

B The author thinks that all women were treated unfairly regardless of economic status.

C The author thinks that poor women had more freedom of dress even though they had to work hard.

D The author thinks that the contrast between two classes of women had an effect on their advancement.


pg 3: While wealthier women were saddled with long skirts and restrictive corsets, those who were less well off worked anonymously in mills and factories. All in all, the result was the same. Except in a few instances, the public image of America was male. Politicians, soldiers, business leaders, and even the leading athletes in the new sports of baseball and football were all men. But the bicycle changed that. Suddenly, women were leaving their homes to cycle and socialize on country roads and city streets. Bicycle racers such as Louise Armaindo and Frankie Nelson had their exploits splashed all over the papers. Bicycle manufacturers, intent on mining an untapped market, showed female models in their advertisements. thanks to the wheel, women were starting to be seen and heard in public life.

What are some pictures describing a adverb?

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs.
Match the parts of Rudyard Kipling’s short story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” with the corresponding literary elements.
third-person narration
the home of a small British family living
in India in the eighteenth century
A pet mongoose saves a human family
from evil snakes with the help of his
friends—a tailorbird and a muskrat.
good versus evil; heroism
"Good gracious," said Teddy's mother.
"And that's a wild creature! I suppose
he's so tame because we've been kind
to him."
plot
arrowBoth
dialogue
arrowBoth
themes
arrowBoth
point of view
arrowBoth
setting
arrowBoth

What do you learn from the pictures of tree bark and their captions?


A-All bark looks alike.
B-Bark always has spines.
C-Bark is always very smooth.
D-Bark can help you identify trees.

please help with these questions

How would you use the heading in a text while reading?
A. to help summarize information in a text.
B. to identify important information or topics in a chapter.
C. to compare two topics.
D. to understand what something looks like.

why is this sentence incomplete? we always with John and Tucker.


Okay bc im slow LOL​

Which claim could be used in an argumentative essay against football in middle school?

Football is the only sport that is played with an oddly shaped ball.
Football is sometimes played in bad weather.
Football involves running and kicking, passing, and catching a ball.
Football should not be played by young, growing people.

#4 Which sentences in the text best support this view? Select two options.
PICK 2!!

A) “Representatives from many countries, including China, France, Iran, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, served on the commission.”

B) “Some developing countries were more concerned with social and economic rights than they were with civil and political ones.”

C) “Another challenge Eleanor faced was that some commission members wanted to emphasize the rights of the individual, while others wanted to focus on the collective rights of a group.”

D) “But she also felt it was imperative that the United States set an example for the rest of the world by encouraging the elimination of discrimination.”

Write an argumentative essay (4 PARAGRAPHS) on whether or not the United States should keep producing pennies or stop using them.


I'm sorry for the lack of points that's all I have

As it relates to the information in the article, what does “With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way” in the title suggest? *
15 points
A Women rode bicycles along rough and unpaved roads.
B Women encountered resistance to their efforts.
C Women had a difficult time learning to ride bicycles.
D Women were unused to dealing with mechanical issues.

Hurry 20pts
Identify each sentence as either the topic or the theme of "The Three Little Pigs." Three pigs build houses from different materials and try to avoid a wolf. In the long run, taking the time to do something well, such as constructing a house from bricks, is better than taking a shortcut, such as building a house from straw.

Read the paragraph from Tina's research paper. She wants to use the most precise language for the topic.
Choose the most precise word or phrase in each group.Response area with 4 radio buttons within 2 groups.

With so many antibacterial products sold in stores, it may be surprising to learn that some bacteria are ,begin bold, [beneficial to / good for] ,end bold, health and wellness. This is because the human body is full of microorganisms, including bacteria. Most of these microorganisms help maintain healthy levels of nutrients within the body. Many live in the body's intestinal tract, more commonly referred to as the gut. Recent advances in scientific technology have given scientists a greater ability to study gut microbiota, or the composition of microorganisms that dwell in the human intestinal tract. These studies show a ,begin bold, [correlation / relationship] ,end bold, between certain kinds of bacteria and increased wellness, including stronger immune systems and decreased inflammation.


language sucks

Quick Question-

"Her nose was funny acting." What type of figurative language is this?

Read the passage. Then, select the synonym of the word in bold.

PLZ HELP!!!!

What do the homes and buildings look like in The Giver by Lois Lowry?
Plz help I forgot my book at home!

. Which statement BEST describes the food you eat? A healthy, balanced diet gives your body the fuel it needs to do activities. Micronutrients can be produced in your body and can be taken in through eating food. Carbohydrates can be stored in your body for a long period of time. Oils are essential to eat in large quantities so that essential nutrients can be obtained.​

Help ASAP even a idea would help:)

Which of these sentences would make a good direct quote?

Dendrochronology is the study of "Tree Time" and is also called the tree-ring dating

Cross-dating is a method used to match tree-ring patterns in different trees

A dendrochronologist is a scientist who uses the natural clues found in tree rings

Read the excerpt from "The Quarrel" from "Stories from the Iliad."

Then Agamemnon said, “Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. Are you to keep your own prize, while I sit tamely under my loss and give up the girl at your bidding? No—Achilles, I will come to your tent and take your own prize, the maiden Briseis.”

What effect does the word tamely have on the meaning of the excerpt from "The Quarrel"?

A: It suggests that Agamemnon thinks Achilles is insulting him.

B: It reveals Agamemnon is mighty and cannot be controlled.

C: It suggests that Agamemnon is afraid Achilles will overpower him.

D: It reveals that Agamemnon is trying to belittle Achilles.

On what website MIGHT one be able to find the most reliable information on eating disorders?
A) http://eatingdisorders.geocities.com
B) www.eating-disorders.net
C) www.nationaleatingdisorders.gov
Help plssss!!!!
The UsaTestPrep hint was "which site is NOT a commercial site"..