Some people think that stringed instruments are the loveliest-sounding part of the orchestra. Violins, violas, cellos, and double basses have rich, expressive tones created by the friction of a horsehair bow moving across a string. Players can change the sound of their instruments by adjusting their finger positions on the strings as well as by altering the speed and pressure of the bow, allowing a vast range of different musical sounds and moods. Woodwinds and brass instruments are equally appreciated. These instruments are played by blowing into specialized mouthpieces – the vibrations of the air within the instruments create sound. Like singing, playing a wind instrument involves the player's own lungs and facial muscles, creating a deep sense of connection between the player and the sound; expert players can control their instruments as precisely as master athletes perform their sports. Which statement best summarizes two central ideas of the text? A. Stringed instruments are expressive because of their range of sounds; wind instruments are expressive because they are connected to the player's breath. B. Stringed instruments include violins, violas, cellos, and double basses; woodwind and brass instruments are unique because they depend on the player's lungs. C. Stringed instruments create beautiful sounds through their unique construction; wind instruments are enjoyed by many people. D. Stringed instruments are appreciated because they are mechanical; wind instruments are appreciated because they are natural,​

Plagiarism quiz read both the paragraph below and the information following it that identifies the source using the american psychological association format. then read each of the numbered statements and determine if each is plagiarized or not. circle “yes” if the statement is plagiarized, “no” if it is not, and then fix the “yes” answers). original source the presence of the taiwanese on everest was a matter of grave concern to most of the other expeditions on the mountain. there was a very real fear that the taiwanese would suffer a calamity that would compel other expeditions to come to their aid, risking further lives, to say nothing of jeopardizing the opportunity for other climbers to reach the summit. but the taiwanese were by no means the only group that seemed egregiously unqualified. camped beside us at base camp was a twenty-five-year-old norwegian climber named peter neby, who announced his intention to make a solo ascent of the southwest face, one of the peak’s most dangerous and technically demanding routes—despite the fact that his himalayan experience was limited to two ascents of neighboring island peak, a 20,274-foot bump that required little more than vigorous walking. krakauer, j. (1998). into thin air: a personal account of the mount everest disaster. new york: anchor books, 122 - 3. student samples yes 1. there was a very real fear that the taiwanese would suffer a calamity that would compel other expeditions to come to their aid(krakauer, 1998). no) 2. many climbers overestimate their abilities, as krakauer (1998) explains when he writes of peter neby, whose himalayan experience in the past “required little more than vigorous walking” (122 - 3). no 3. jon krakauer (1998) discusses other concerns besides those of unpredictable weather and his own climbing group’s capabilities. for example the existence of a taiwanese group on everest was a matter of serious unease to most everyone else on the mountain. yes/no 4. krakauer (1998) states that the taiwanese group was not the only inexpert climbers to attempt mt. everest: camped beside us at base camp was a twenty-five-year-old norwegian climber named peter neby. . [whose] himalayan experience was limited to two ascents of neighboring island peak, a 20,274-foot bump that required little more than vigorous walking (122 – 3). yes/no 5. the author asserts that the taiwanese “were by no means the only group that seemed egregiously unqualified.” yes/no 6. in his book into thin air, jon krakauer (1998) discusses many of the dangers he noted prior to his disastrous attempt to climb mt. everest in 1996. among them were encounters with other groups and individual climbers who were ill-trained and ill-equipped to handle the demands of such a climb.