Extended Response “Against All Odds: Earth’s Fragile Pioneers” describes “the invasion of life” that arrived on the volcanic islands of Hawaii. What is the central idea of the article? How does the author use supporting details to develop the central idea? Use details from the article to support your response. In your response, be sure to • identify the central idea of the article • explain how the author uses supporting details to develop the central idea • use details from the article to support your response

Laura is writing a report about the natural resources of mississippi. she will collect information about the natural resources from many different sources. one will be a multimedia encyclopedia. when she searches for information in a multimedia encyclopedia, she finds four results. three of the results will laura, but one will not her. which of these articles will not laura write her report? a) "the oil of mississippi" b) "the timber of mississippi" c) "the politics of mississippi" d) "the natural gas of mississippi"

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."

The following question is based on your reading of 1984 by george orwell. how does winston demonstrate his “sanity” after being released from mini luv? a. by resuming his work at mini true c. by pledging allegiance to o’brien b. by apologizing to julia for betraying her d. by expressing his love for big brother