Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(MC)The Mystery of Loch Ness
By Kayden Mitchell

Of all the mysteries in the world, none has been as popular as that of the Loch Ness Monster. Perhaps the biggest mystery is whether it is convincing evidence or a simple desire to believe that keeps the myth alive.

Loch Ness is a lake in Scotland. The loch, or lake, is known for sightings of a mysterious monster. Most who see this monster, known as Nessie, describe something with a long neck and several humps above the water. Sometimes the "monster" is moving in these sightings, and sometimes it is still. Many have suggested that Nessie might be a plesiosaur (plea-see-a-soar), an aquatic dinosaur that was trapped in the loch after the last ice age.

The plesiosaur theory presents several problems. First, the plesiosaur is an air breather. Such a creature would need to surface often and, therefore, be seen more frequently. Second, it's unlikely that the same creature has lived in the loch since the last ice age. Today's creature would have to be the offspring of an original plesiosaur trapped long ago. This would suggest multiple creatures in the loch (needed to produce offspring). Again, sightings would be more frequent if this were the case.

So from a purely logical stand point, the existence of such a large and ancient creature is unlikely. But assume for a minute that it is possible. What would a plesiosaur need to live in an enclosed lake?

Tropical waters: Scientists believe plesiosaurs were warm-blooded. Like crocodiles and alligators, plesiosaurs would need to live in warm waters. The loch is very cold with temperatures averaging about 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.4 Celsius).
Food: Like other warm-blooded creatures, plesiosaurs would need a large quantity of food. If there is a group of Nessies, then even more food would be needed. Because the loch is full of silt (underwater dust) not much light gets into the deepest areas. So the food chain, which would depend on plankton, is very weak at its base. As a result, there is probably not enough food to support such a large creature.
However, the plesiosaur theory is not the only one. Many other ideas attempt to explain the sightings and "photographs." But two separate sonar surveys of the loch have not found any evidence of a creature larger than a salmon. The last survey,1 completed in 2007 by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), involved 600 different sonar beams. Using satellite navigation systems, the team made sure every inch of the loch was searched. The team found nothing.

With cell phones and digital cameras, one would think that sightings of Nessie would increase. This has not happened. The BBC team believes the legend of Nessie has endured because people see what they want to see. To prove this, the team used a fence post, raising it before groups of tourists. Afterwards several of the tourists asked to draw pictures of what they had seen drew pictures of a monster's head.

1"BBC 'proves' Nessie does not exist." 27 July, 2003.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3096839.stm


Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that Nessie is not a plesiosaur?
As a result, there is probably not enough food to support such a large creature.
Second, it's unlikely that the same creature has lived in the loch since the last ice age.
So from a purely logical standpoint, the existence of such a large and ancient creature is unlikely.
With cell phones and digital cameras, one would think that sightings of Nessie would increase.

Answer:

C

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After the city was built... how do I make it independent complete the sentence

ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT CAN SPEAK SPANISH AND ENGLISH IM TRYING TO PRACTICE MY SPANISH TYPING

The short story "septimus" is set in which country​

Which sentence from the selection from A Long Way Home is the best example of the author’s use of descriptive details about his emotions?

A. I watched as the town unpixelated before my eyes. It was quite small. Too small, surely. But with a child's perspective…

B. I finished work with Dad at five p.m., and by five-thirty I would be back at the laptop, slowly advancing along train tracks and studying the towns they led to.

C. I thought my Indian friends from college might be able to help, especially Amreen, whose father would likely have a more educated guess, so I got in touch with them.

D. The first time I zoomed in on Howrah Station, looking at the rows of ridged gray platform roofs and all the tracks spilling out of it like the fraying end of a rope, I was amazed and shocked that I'd once trod barefoot along these walkways.

Assignment
Literary Essay
For this assignment, you choose between two different types of essays:
An essay that focuses on what a character learns over the course of a story, or
An essay that focuses on a particular theme in a story.
Remember to turn in your rough and final drafts.
Your essay should be five paragraphs. It should include
An introduction, thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Supporting evidence, such as quotations, examples, or evidence from the story.
At least one correctly cited quotation from the story.
A consistent voice and tone.
The final draft should show evidence of revising and proofreading.

ITS DUE TOMMOROW PLEASE HURRY ANY STORY

Which of the following would be most important to include in an essay about the invention of air conditioning?

A diagram showing how early air conditioning worked
A map showing where the key inventions took place
A quotation from someone today enjoying air conditioning
A picture of a person fanning themselves before air conditioning

Imagine that you wake up one day and discover that you are invisible Write a story about what happened to you that day, and be sure to include a lot of information in your story
i need 50 words

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Research 4 main ideas about the remains of 215 First Nation children that were found in B.C earlier this week.

Questions about the song "Graduation" from Vitamin C
What is the message of the song?
When would you listen to this type of song?
What would this form of communication be used for?

Which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use?
A. logos: the use of logic to convince the audience
B. pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings
C. brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point
D. ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way

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When writing a research-based argumentative essay, it is important to remember that
people may disagree with the essay’s opinion.
personal opinions are enough to support a claim.
most causes are unpopular with readers.
all readers must agree with the essay’s topic.

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Read this excerpt from "Why Are They Called Black Holes?"

Astronomers can observe these effects. For example, when a black hole passes through a cloud of dust, it pulls the dust inside it like a big gravity-powered vacuum cleaner. When a star passes too close to a black hole, the black hole pulls it in and breaks up the star, spewing giant flashes of high energy called gamma-ray bursts. And when scientists see light bending even though there is no visible matter nearby, they have evidence that there is an invisible black hole.

In this excerpt, the author's use of description

proves why black holes are so complicated.
details the high energy that stars have inside them.
explains how scientists know when a black hole is nearby.
describes what a black hole looks like without the use of special equipment.

What are readers waiting to find out by the end of Chapter 5 of The Outsiders? What events keep them from learning how the story's conflict will be resolved?

What are 3 things you can do as a student to get started on the right path to financial freedom?

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List at least three ways in which ethos, pathos, and logos are used in the wrong ways. (For example, citing that 50% of the world hasn’t seen snow IS NOT an example of Pathos).

8) Katy had to figure out fact from fiction.
What were some things people told Katy that were not true ?
Why did they tell her what they did? Did they really believe it or was there a reason?
Please help with this!

The Book of Dragons

Chapter III The Deliverers of Their Country, an excerpt

By E. Nesbit


Part 2


The doctor was so pleased with the new specimen that he gave Effie a shilling, and presently the professor stepped round. He stayed to lunch, and he and the doctor quarreled very happily all the afternoon about the name and the family of the thing that had come out of Effie's eye.


But at teatime another thing happened. Effie's brother Harry fished something out of his tea, which he thought at first was an earwig. He was just getting ready to drop it on the floor, and end its life in the usual way, when it shook itself in the spoon—spread two wet wings, and flopped onto the tablecloth. There it sat, stroking itself with its feet and stretching its wings, and Harry said: "Why, it's a tiny newt!"


The professor leaned forward before the doctor could say a word. "I'll give you half a crown for it, Harry, my lad," he said, speaking very fast; and then he picked it up carefully on his handkerchief.


"It is a new specimen," he said, "and finer than yours, Doctor."


It was a tiny lizard, about half an inch long—with scales and wings.


So now the doctor and the professor each had a specimen, and they were both very pleased. But before long these specimens began to seem less valuable. For the next morning, when the knife-boy was cleaning the doctor's boots, he suddenly dropped the brushes and the boot and the blacking, and screamed out that he was burnt.


And from inside the boot came crawling a lizard as big as a kitten, with large, shiny wings.


"Why," said Effie, "I know what it is. It is a dragon like the one St. George killed."

This paragraph is suppost to be the bold one...on the bottom under this sentence

And Effie was right. That afternoon Towser was bitten in the garden by a dragon about the size of a rabbit, which he had tried to chase, and the next morning all the papers were full of the wonderful "winged lizards" that were appearing all over the country. The papers would not call them dragons, because, of course, no one believes in dragons nowadays—and at any rate the papers were not going to be so silly as to believe in fairy stories. At first there were only a few, but in a week or two the country was simply running alive with dragons of all sizes, and in the air you could sometimes see them as thick as a swarm of bees. They all looked alike except as to size. They were green with scales, and they had four legs and a long tail and great wings like bats' wings, only the wings were a pale, half-transparent yellow, like the gear-boxes on bicycles.


What is the main idea of the bolded section?


Dragons were all over the country.

Dragons were burning people.

The dragons were the same size.

People did not believe in dragons.

How is Bebop different from the big band music that preceded it?

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which is a characteristic of an epic?
A: Short
B: Vast setting
C: Focuses on simple daily life events
D: Written with a casual tone

Think about what flying means to people, both individually and collectively. Then, write an argumentative essay in which you make a claim that answers this question: Which text —“Uncle Marcos” or “To Fly”—best describes the dream or fantasy of human flight?

Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?
Group of answer choices

The movie’s horror plot had everyone in the theater screaming.

Dinosaurs lived long ago, and their bones can be seen in museums.

Some, but not all, leaves start to change colors when the seasons change.

Eating a snack when you get home from school helps you get energy.

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