Read the passage below, taken from history and geography 7, unit 6. write a summary of the passage. your work should be approximately one-third the length of the original. when you have carefully checked your summary using the "summary checking guidelines," send the summary to your teacher.

archaeologists have found that people lived on the north american continent many years ago--long before all the glaciers had melted from this land. many archaeologists think these people came to this land by crossing the bering strait between asia and alaska. only fifty-six miles lie between the two great land masses. the greatest distance between the tiny islands that lie between the land masses is only twenty-five miles, making a crossing at that point possible. although no one knows exactly how and when the earliest settlers came to north america, the reason why they came is known--they came to find food. as nomads, the early inhabitants of north america were accustomed to moving from place to place in search of food for their large herds of animals. during the winter these nomads would set up camps and waited for spring before moving on. in the spring and summer they would lead their herds to good grazing land. eventually, these people crossed over from asia onto the north american continent. they migrated as far as the east coast and as far south as the tip of south america. artifacts from this era show that the tools people used were intended for hunting animals, including the mammoth, the ground sloth, the tapir, the caribou, and the bison. the nomads depended upon these animals for both food and clothing.

(adapted from "native americans." history and geography 7.alpha-omega publications, 1999.)

a review of the summary checking guidelines are as follows:

does the topic sentence include the main idea?
is the summary clear and concise?
is the summary about one-fourth or one-third the length of the original?
does it express the author's ideas and not a private interpretation?

Hurry 50pts read the excerpt from justice curtis’s dissenting opinion, then answer the question that follows. slavery, being contrary to natural right, is created only by municipal law. this is not only plain in itself, and agreed by all writers on the subject, but is inferable from the constitution, and has been explicitly declared by this court. the constitution refers to slaves as “persons held to service in one state, under the laws thereof.” . . . . it was certainly understood by the convention which framed the constitution, and has been so understood ever since, that, under the power to regulate commerce, congress could prohibit the importation of slaves; and the exercise of the power was restrained till 1808. a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba, and brings them to the united states, where they are set free by the legislation of congress. does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? if so, what becomes of the laws prohibiting the slave trade? if not, how can a similar regulation respecting a territory violate the fifth amendment of the constitution? . . for these reasons, i am of opinion that so much of the several acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws. –dissenting opinion on dred scott v. sandford, justice benjamin curtis which evidence best supports curtis’s opinion that dred scott should be free because he lived in a free territory? check all that apply. “the constitution refers to slaves as ‘persons held to service in one state’” “the convention which framed the constitution . . has . . the power to regulate commerce.” “a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba.” “does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? ” “acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws.”

For years, women’s professional golf was all but ignored. women’s tournaments received very little attention in the sports pages, but all that is changing. golfers like michelle wie are becoming almost as well-known as jordan spieth. the espn television channel covers major women’s tournaments. most impressive of all, the winnings on the women’s tour are getting downright hefty. top money for the recent founders cup in phoenix, arizona,was $225,000. who is michelle wie? what does the word hefty refer to? the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for loudon and augusta counties beginning at 7: 00 p.m., est, friday, december 12, through 3: 00 a.m., est, sunday, december 14. snowfall of between 4 and 8 inches is predicted. school closings will be announced on channel 10 through the evening. how much snow is the storm likely to produce? what do you think est stands for?

How did the man from "to build a fire" put his life in danger?