Read the story.

The Speech

A hush fell over the crowd as Samir approached the stage; he took a deep breath and tried to still the tremble in his hands.

He had rehearsed the speech for days, practicing late into the night when the house was quiet. The night before, he had been putting the finishing touches on the speech when his mother snuck up the stairs and stopped by his bedroom door with a mug of tea.

“It looks like you will need this. How’s it coming?” She tucked the long end of her sari under her leg and sat on his bed.

The familiar smell that reminded him of trips to India tickled his nose as he took the warm mug from her; he pressed it to his lips and took a long sip. “I don’t think they’re going to understand it.”

“It’s okay if they don’t understand it in their brains; it’s more important that they feel it here.” She pressed her hand to his heart.

“My friends don’t know what you went through to get here, and I want to get it just right because I need them to like the story.”

“Your friends will like you no matter what. Practice it one more time, and then you need to get some sleep.”

He stared at the words that he had painstakingly crafted to tell the story of how his parents had immigrated to the United States from India. Even though he hadn’t been born at the time, he could feel the heat on their skin as they’d packed up their belongings in Mumbai and boarded the plane for their new lives. After a twenty20-hour flight, they landed in the chill of Chicago; they hadn’t brought enough heavy clothes with them and had to buy sweatshirts from the airport store before stepping out into snow for the first time. His mother had danced around in the swirling white like a fascinated child, tasting flakes on her tongue before the cab whisked them away to their new lives.

He didn’t know how his parents got by in those early days of loneliness and isolation, when they didn’t know their neighbors and couldn’t find their favorite spices or flavors in the local grocery store. He imagined his homesick mother making pungent curry in the tiny kitchen of the apartment that was their first home—curry that she didn’t share with anyone except her husband because he was the only person she knew.

Eventually they had made a life there, and one year after they’d brought Samir home as a newborn, his younger sister Aarti was born, and they became a family of four. Each year that his parents lived in Chicago, they spoke about Mumbai like it was more of a memory. Samir grew up hearing stories of Mumbai and taking summer trips where he heard his parents speak a language that was clumsy on his own English-speaking tongue. He couldn’t imagine leaving his life and moving herefar away, but he knew that his parents had done it for him and his sister. “It was the ultimate sacrifice,” his mother had said, “but it was worth it.”

When he had finished rehearsing his speech for his mother, she dabbed her face, and he knew she was crying. He didn’t need to ask how the speech was—her expression told him that it was perfect.

Samir’s thoughts came back to the present moment as he cleared his throat and stepped onto the stage in front of the entire middle school—his friends and teachers were all here. He had often felt different from his peers and wanted so much for them to understand his story. But looking out into the crowd at all the different faces he realized that his peers must have their own stories to tell as well. Perhaps they wanted to be understood, too. He realized the only way to be understood is to share those stories. Perhaps if he shared his own story, others would share theirs, too. Perhaps it would help them to understand one another. He found his mom’s eyes in the middle of the front row. When she nodded, he began.

“I’m going to tell the story of how my parents became American citizens.”
How does the theme that stories can help us understand one another develop in "The Speech"?

The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir changes from feeling different and separate from his peers to feeling not so different and comfortable with them after his mother tells him their family story.

The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir learns to appreciate his classmates' different stories by listening to what their families went through.

The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir feels more comfortable and confident delivering his speech after his mother offers him some tea and listens to what he has to say.

The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir feels different and misunderstood before giving his speech but feels more comfortable and accepted once he realizes that everyone has a story of their own.

Answer: The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir feels different and misunderstood before giving his speech but feels more comfortable and accepted once he realizes that everyone has a story of their own.

Explanation: This answer choice is accuartley closer to the events in the story where Samir feels misunderstood but realizes everyone has their own story and own cultural differences.

How has the United States helped struggling countries in Central Asia build democratic governments?

by overthrowing the Taliban in Kazakhstan
by sending military troops to invade the country of Uzbekistan
by provided training, equipment, and money to improve their economies
by encouraging the people there to adopt a religion other than Islam

Is the sentence below written in the active voice or passive voice?

Nicole Watterson dreams of joining the circus.


A. Active Voice

B. Passive Voice
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What did the Second Continental Congress decide? (2 points) a George Washington would write a letter to King George III. b The American colonies needed their own army to protect themselves from the British Army. c The American colonies would try to work out a deal with the King and the British government. d Thomas Paine would write a song to unite the colonies.

Analyze the table below and answer the question that follows.

A 6-column table with 2 rows. Column 1 has entries Total G D P in 2009 and G D P Per Capita. Column 2 is labeled Spain with entries 1,647 billion dollars, 32,030 dollars. Column 3 is labeled Brazil with entries 1,574 billion dollars, 8,220 dollars. Column 4 is labeled Pakistan with entries 162 billion dollars, 989 dollars. Column 5 is labeled Algeria with entries 139 billion dollars, 3,995 dollars. Column 6 is labeled Italy with entries 2,118 billion dollars, 35,435 dollars.
Data courtesy of the IMF

Which of the countries in the table above had the most developed economy in 2009? Explain your answer

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What role do a nation’s resources play in the goods that the nation exports? Give an example.

In 4-5 sentences, explain how the exploration and colonization of the Americas by Europe changed the world. (Will Give Brainiest )

Hindu teachings were originally spread ______.

1. through rituals

2. by its founder

3. through writings

4. orally

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what is the offcial language of north american countries

Using this portion of the German constitution, which statement is MOST likely true?

where did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?

What did the Second Continental Congress decide? (2 points) a George Washington would write a letter to King George III. b The American colonies needed their own army to protect themselves from the British Army. c The American colonies would try to work out a deal with the King and the British government. d Thomas Paine would write a song to unite the colonies.

President Donald Trump believes that large international organizations exist to push liberal viewpoints.
Which of the following BEST explains how the author's perspective is different? *
A. The author believes that large international organizations make countries less secure.
B. The author believes that large international organizations are not important for solving global challenges.
C. The author believes that large international organizations are important for dealing with big challenges.
D. The author believes that large international organizations usually advocate for conservative viewpoints.

Where did a major battle between the United States and the Native Americans take place in 1876?

who were invloved in the Battle of Bunker Hill

analyze the graphs below and answer the question that follows.
Left, a bar graph titled Mexican Pesos per U S Dollar in 2008. The x-axis is labeled July, September, and November. The y-axis is labeled M X N 8 to M X N 14. July and September are over M X N 10. November is over M X N 12. Right, a bar graph titled British Pounds per U S Dollar in 2008. The x-axis is labeled July, September, and November. The y-axis is labeled 0.50 pounds to 0.70 pounds. July is near 0.50 pounds. September is 0.55 pounds. November is 0.65 pounds.
Data courtesy of RateX

The graphs above show the exchange rates between the US dollar and two other currencies in 2008. During the months shown, the number of Mexican pesos (MXN) in relation to one dollar rose from 10.2 to 13.1. The number of British pounds (£) in relation to one dollar also rose from .51 to .65.
Based on the graphs, did the value of the US dollar increase or decrease during these months?

What are the ranges of Michigan's temperatures in the year?

Which of the following best describes the movement of the object in his graph?
1 The object is accelerating.
2 The object is decelerating.
3 The object is moving at a constant velocity.

Select all the correct answers.
Which beliefs are important in Judaism?

A person should do good deeds, or mitzvahs.
A person should focus only on his or her relationship with God and not with other people.
There are other gods, but God is all-powerful.
A person should practice self-control when following the Jewish laws.
The messiah is a god who has already come.

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Analyze the graphs below and answer the question that follows.
Left, a bar graph titled Mexican Pesos per U S Dollar in 2008. The x-axis is labeled July, September, and November. The y-axis is labeled M X N 8 to M X N 14. July and September are over M X N 10. November is over M X N 12. Right, a bar graph titled British Pounds per U S Dollar in 2008. The x-axis is labeled July, September, and November. The y-axis is labeled 0.50 pounds to 0.70 pounds. July is near 0.50 pounds. September is 0.55 pounds. November is 0.65 pounds.
Data courtesy of RateX

The graphs above show the exchange rates between the US dollar and two other currencies in 2008. During the months shown, the number of Mexican pesos (MXN) in relation to one dollar rose from 10.2 to 13.1. The number of British pounds (£) in relation to one dollar also rose from .51 to .65.
Based on the graphs, did the value of the US dollar increase or decrease during these months?

How is Joseph Brant portrayed in the press?

What impact did President George Washington have on setting precedents for the office of the President?

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Drastic boundary changes can occur for all of the following reasons except for __________.
A.
a shift in the way a river flows
B.
the collapse of a government system
C.
a conflict between two neighboring groups
D.
one country’s decision to sell land to another country


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Which states have a constitution?
Most of the states
Half of the states
All of the states

Which agricultural crop is not grown in Pakistan?

rice
wheat
silk
cotton

What is metallurgy? How did this involve India


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Did all the members of the Second Continental Congress feel going to war with England was the only solution? Yes. They voted to go to war unanimously. No. They all wanted peace, but the Crown would not consider it. They were divided. Some wanted war, while others wanted peace. The Second Continental Congress did not discuss war.

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imagine you are a news reporter witnessing a sons of liberty meeting at the tondee's tavern what would you say?

what kind of people made up the group? are they farms or more of the upper class? how might the attendees be torn between being loyal subjects of the king yet, at the same time, beginning to feel separate from britain?

Since achieving independence, several Central Asian countries have moved toward what type of government?

democracy
theocracy
dictatorship
communist