When i walked to the plate with the bases loaded, i knew the entire team was counting on me to come through. i took the first pitch for a called strike, then fouled off the next five pitches. with the count 0-2, i took a couple pitches well out of the strike zone, evening the count. the 2-2 pitch was a breaking ball, and i crushed it hard into the gap in left-center field, scoring two runs and winning the game for us! if the writer wished to add a sentence between the first and second sentence of the passage in order to clarify the sequence and build tension, which of these choices would be most appropriate? a) i knew the pitcher, but not very well. b) this was my favorite game of all time. c) my father later told me how proud he felt of me at this moment. d) i could hear the fans roaring, and i knew everyone in the dugout sat with their rally caps in place and their fingers crossed.

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next

Which statement best describes hopping’s viewpoint and purpose in this excerpt? the author believes diane france should not display soldiers’ remains, and she writes to persuade readers to avoid visiting the museum. the author thinks a union warship caused the submarine to sink, and she writes to inform readers about the war. the author thinks stories about the civil war are interesting, and she writes to entertain readers with true war stories. the author believes diane france’s work in making bone casts has many scientists, and she writes to give details about her experienc

Mary is reading a book that has 135 pages. she can read 18 pages in an hour. if she takes h hours to finish reading the book, the equation that can be used to find the value of h is