Plz part a: what is the main idea of the paragraph that begins "just to clarify," and explains how contestants count sightings? fill in blank 1 using a, b, c, or d. the contest lasts for only one year and requires little evidence. these birders use an honor system because most love birding more than winning. the number of sightings typical "big year" birders see is amazing. the typical records are very hard to break within the time frame. part b: select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to part a. enter your selection in blank 2 using e, f, or g. you see, the contest is based on an honor system. no pictures or other evidence is required as proof of a sighting. most birders take great pride in their reputation and their abilities. select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to part a. enter your selection in blank 3 using h, i, or j. usually, important sightings of the rare birds needed to get counts in the 700s are visited by hundreds of birders. it is pretty hard to cheat your way to a record-breaking year, but in general, few are interested in cheating. just to clarify, the birds these contestants are counting are the number that they see in a particular year. answer for blank 1: answer for blank 2: answer for blank 3:

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.

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