Lives of Commitment: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quiz
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Read this paragraph
Why is this writing considered a biography?
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Ricardo dedicated his adult life to teaching the children
of Five Pines Middle School. He taught Life Science for
twenty-five years, and his lessons often extended into
the marshes that surrounded the school. His classroom
was always a lab in progress, and students made daily
discoveries. In 1994, he began a modest adventure
club to provide enriching experiences for his students.
The club was an immediate success, and Ricardo
received Five Pines' Teacher Innovator Award that
spring
O because it tells an imagined story with unrealistic
details
O because it explains an important historical event
Obecause it includes the author's personal thoughts
O because it contains researched facts about a
person's life

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Preview the following sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. the brain was riddled with holes, it looked like a sponge. a. bridled c. perforated b. pierced d. b and c select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d mark this and return