"Lone Dog" and "Stray" have dogs as main characters. What do both dogs have in common?
O They enjoy the outdoors.
O They want to be indoor lap dogs.
• They love to howl at the moon.
O They are happy with their fate.

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

Before ending this lesson, take a moment to review an informative research essay you have written. you’ve probably already written a conclusion to the essay. but is it the best conclusion it can be? does it properly summarize the main subtopics of your essay? does it state in one or two sentences the “so what” of your topic. if your topic was abraham lincoln, your essay shouldn’t be just about abraham lincoln. it should answer, “so what about abraham lincoln? ” take five or ten minutes, and looking only at that single paragraph, revise your conclusion

Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s “i have a dream” speech. the negro is still languishing in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. the emotional connotation of the underlined word king express his a. indecision. b. hopefulness. c. spirituality. d. outrage.