Please help! 40 points!
It was in an empty lot
Ringed by elms and fir and honeysuckle.
Bill Corson was pitching in his buckskin jacket,
Chuck Keller, fat even as a boy, was on first,
His t-shirt riding up over his gut,
Ron O'Neill, Jim, Dennis, were talking it up
In the field, a blue sky above them
Tipped with cirrus.

And there I was,
Just off the plane and plopped in the middle
Of Williamsport, Pa. and a neighborhood game,
Unnatural and without any moves,
My notions of baseball and America
Growing fuzzier each time I whiffed.

So it was not impossible that I,
Banished to the outfield and daydreaming
Of water, or a hotel in the mountains,
Would suddenly find myself in the path
Of a ball stung by Joe Barone.
I watched it closing in
Clean and untouched, transfixed
By its easy arc before it hit
My forehead with a thud.

I fell back,
Dazed, clutching my brow,
Groaning, "Oh my shin, oh my shin,"
And everybody peeled away from me
And dropped from laughter, and there we were,
All of us writhing on the ground for one reason
Or another.

Someone said "shin" again,
There was a wild stamping of hands on the ground,
A kicking of feet, and the fit
Of laughter overtook me too,
And that was important, as important
As Joe Barone asking me how I was
Through his tears, picking me up
And dusting me off with hands like swatters, And though my head felt heavy,
I played on till dusk
Missing flies and pop-ups and grounders
And calling out in desperation things like
"Yours" and "take it," but doing all right,
Tugging at my cap in just the right way,
Crouching low, my feet set,
"Hum baby" sweetly on my lips.

—"How I Learned English,"
Gregory Djanikian

Write a short paragraph in which you evaluate what makes the poem effective and give your opinion of the poem overall.

I don't get it, explain it to me.

what's something that u will NEVER forget about

Directions: Study these examples, then follow the directions to complete the quiz.

X

a. There is one tiger. Its body has stripes. (Possessive noun: The tiger's body has stripes.)

b. There are two woodchucks. Their teeth are long. (Possessive noun: The woodchucks' teeth are long. )

Directions: In each set of sentences, combine the two (2) sentences into one by using a possessive noun. To do this, fill in the two blank lines with the correct possessive noun and a common noun.

1. There is one shark. Its teeth are sharp.

The _____________ _____________ are sharp.

2. There are two spiders. Their webs catch insects.

The _____________ _____________ catch insects.

3. There are six lizards. Their tails have stripes.

The _____________ _____________ have stripes.

4. There is one pig. Its tail is curly.

The _____________ _____________ is curly.

5. There are two bears. Their fur keeps them warm.

The _____________ _____________ keeps them warm.

6. There is one giraffe. Its baby is called a calf.

The _____________ _____________ is called a calf.





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Select the correct answer.
Read the excerpt from a speech that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made shortly after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. What is Churchill’s intention with this part of the speech?

This is a strange Christmas Eve. Almost the whole world is locked in deadly struggle, and, with the most terrible weapons which science can devise, the nations advance upon each other. Ill would it be for us this Christmastide if we were not sure that no greed for the land or wealth of any other people, no vulgar ambition, no morbid lust for material gain at the expense of others, had led us to the field. Here, in the midst of war, raging and roaring over all the lands and seas, creeping nearer to our hearts and homes, here, amid all the tumult, we have tonight the peace of the spirit in each cottage home and in every generous heart. Therefore we may cast aside for this night at least the cares and dangers which beset us, and make for the children an evening of happiness in a world of storm. Here, then, for one night only, each home throughout the English-speaking world should be a brightly-lighted island of happiness and peace.

A.
to remind people about the evils surrounding them
B.
to promote happiness and peace during the Christmas season
C.
to encourage more support for the war
D.
to push for the United States and Britain to become one country

Directions: Study these examples, then follow the directions to complete the quiz.

X

a. There is one tiger. Its body has stripes. (Possessive noun: The tiger's body has stripes.)

b. There are two woodchucks. Their teeth are long. (Possessive noun: The woodchucks' teeth are long. )

Directions: In each set of sentences, combine the two (2) sentences into one by using a possessive noun. To do this, fill in the two blank lines with the correct possessive noun and a common noun.

1. There is one shark. Its teeth are sharp.

The _____________ _____________ are sharp.

2. There are two spiders. Their webs catch insects.

The _____________ _____________ catch insects.

3. There are six lizards. Their tails have stripes.

The _____________ _____________ have stripes.

4. There is one pig. Its tail is curly.

The _____________ _____________ is curly.

5. There are two bears. Their fur keeps them warm.

The _____________ _____________ keeps them warm.

6. There is one giraffe. Its baby is called a calf.

The _____________ _____________ is called a calf.

Suppose Sosha wants to find out more about the bionic reconstruction. She would find most of her information __________.

A.Under the term "Safety" on a Web site for motorcyclists
B.Under the heading "Prosthetics" in a medical reference book
C.In the glossary of a book about university programs in Austria
D.In a health textbook, on a diagram of the hand

If you could trade places with ANYONE in the world, who would it be and why? How would you spend a day, disguised as that person? Be specific and write in complete sentences.

please help! 30 points!
During the fifteen minutes after the bus arrived, racists assaulted not only the Freedom Riders but also other passengers – both black and white – who happened to be on the same bus, as well as bystanders waiting in the station to welcome their friends and family to Birmingham. The assailants also went after local white reporters, destroying cameras, film, and a microphone. Right on schedule, a detective announced, “Your fifteen minutes is up . . . The police are coming.” The attackers slipped away. When Connor was asked why it took so long for his men to drive the four blocks from the police station to the bus station, he explained that they were all at home celebrating Mother’s Day.

Write two to three sentences describing how the author helps readers connect to the people and events of the past.

What has been the impact of black women in protest movements?
(I need straight answers please.)

How are the characters in The Giver changed by love? Explain your answer fully in no fewer than three sentences. Give at least two specific examples from the novel.

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What if “Mami and Papi” had a different ending? Write a different ending to our short story “Mami and Papi” of a MINIMUM of two paragraphs. Be sure to write in first person point-of-view, include dialogue between the characters, and use sensory language to help develop your setting and characters.

7. Which would use informal English?
O a presentatio
a job application
a humorous essay
an instructional manual​

CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning), 3 pieces of evidence.
A student used a flashlight and a globe to model the seasons. The student noticed that while one hemisphere of earth tilted toward the flashlight, the other titled away. Describe the effect that this phenomenon has on Earth's seasons.