Choose one sentence that states the author's point of view about the South Pole. Then choose two pieces of text evidence that support the author's point of view. Author's Point of View The South Pole was a dangerous place to explore. The South Pole was an unnecessary place to explore. Amundsen could have reached the South Pole faster if he did things differently. Amundsen did not realize the risk he took in attempting to explore the South Pole. Text Evidence "Amundsen did not even tell the men on his own ship where they were going until the night before they left." "The South Pole is a much more extreme environment than the North Pole." "The average year-round temperature there is minus fifty-six degrees, . . ." "The team members planted the Norwegian flag in the frozen ground to claim their victory over Scott."

What does a comparison show? (5 points) a)how two things separate b)how two things are similar c)how two things conflict d)how two things are different

Which of the following components of information literacy relates the most to purpose of information? a. information creation as a process b. authority is constructed and contextual c. research as inquiry

Select the contred text in the passage which sentence in this excerpt from john galsworthy's narrative essay "gone" reflects his view that there is no afterlife? an old woman and mrs. herd's sister were in the sitting-room, they showed us to the crazy, narrow stairway. though we lived distant but four hundred yards of a crows flight, we had never seen mrs. herd before, for that is the way of things in this land of minding one's own business a slight dark girlish-looking woman, almost quite refined away, and with those eyes of the dying, where the spirit is coming through, as it only does when it knows that al is over except just the passing. she lay in a double bed with clean white sheets. a white-washed room, so low that the ceiling almost touched our heads, some flowers in a bow, the small lattice window open. though it was hot in there, it was better far than the rooms of most families in towns, living on a wage of twice as much, for here was no sign of defeat in decency or cleanliness. in her face, as in poor herd's, was that same strange minging of resigned despair and almost eager appeal, so terrible to disappoint. yet, trying not to disappoint it, one felt guilty of treachery: what was the good, the kindness in making this poor bird flutter still with hope against the bars, when fast prison had so surely closed in round her? but what else could we do? we could not give her those glib assurances that naive souls make so easily to others concerning their after state. and the night was so beautiful, so utterly glamourously beautiful, with its star-flowers, and its silence and its trees clothed in moonlight. all was tranquil as a dream of sleep. but it was long before our hearts wandering with poor herd, would let us remember that she had slipped away into so beautiful a dream