What is the tone of the passage?
"Nothing," said Sam, mournfully. "I just sit and scratch my head over the blessed paper, but nothing'll come. Seems as though my head's as empty as a drum."

"Same here. 'Tisn't like writing love-letters. When I was up to that game 'twas easy enough. When I got stuck I just put in half a page of crosses, and that filled up fine. But writing to mother and the missus and Sarah and Jim and the rest is different. You can't fill up with crosses. It would look ridiklus."

"It would," said Sam.

Then the train began to move, and the soldier in the train sank back on his seat, took out a cigarette, and began to smoke. I found he had been twice out at the front, and was now home on sick leave. He had been at the battle of Mons, through the retreat to the Marne, the advance to the Aisne, the first battle of Ypres, and the fighting at Festubert. In a word, he had seen some of the greatest events in the world's history, face to face, and yet he confessed that when he came to writing a letter, even to his wife, he could find nothing to say. He was in the position of the lady mentioned by Horace Walpole, whose letter to her husband began and ended thus: "I write to you because I have nothing to do: I finish because I have nothing to say."

A.
humorous
B.
conversational
C.
ironic
D.
satiric
E.
condescending

Answer:

The tone is sad/gloomy aka satiric.

Explanation:

Throughout the passage her tone seems upset as she stated:

"Nothing," said Sam, mournfully.

You are helping your friend by peer-editing his research paper on the Japanese Americans during World War II. He is worried that he might have misused some words or made other bad choices. Rewrite the paragraphs below.

Prisoners lived in prison cells but were allowed to engage in hobbies and do their cooking. The reason for letting them have hobbies and cook was because it made them easier to control. In June 1943, the internees were moved to INS facilities, but German POWs were kept in the Stringtown facility for the remainder of the war. They were later moved to army sights. The facility was closed by the army in 1943. Near the end of the war, the facility may have been used as a state hospital, but it was returned to its original prison in 1945. The Stringtown facility is now called the Mack Alford Correctional Center, a medium-security prison.
The three alien internment camps have not left any evidence of their existence, but three of the four aliens who died imprisoned in Oklahoma still lie in cemeteries in the state.

Add a question tag to the sentence.

1.They aren’t in the UAE at the moment _____

2. She needs some new clothes _____

3. My Dad often comes home late ___

4. The movie we watched was fab ____

5. Aunt Spiker and aunt Sponge tortured James ________

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Xylem carries water and nutrients from the soil to the leaves.

True ?

False?

What are your thoughts on türkey ?

What type of figurative language is this? "Late afternoons, practicing my baton in the firebreak, angrily i would throw him into the air and watch him twirl, and catch him, and throw him high, again and again and again". :)

Write a letter to your best friend describing about your school.​

Choose one of the main ideas Emerson develops about Transcendentalism in "Self-Reliance." Write an essay of at least two hundered words exploring this idea. Cite examples from the essay.

Why does the author most likely quote kieth Hampton

In the twentieth century, this approach changed—as did several key elements of the address. Woodrow Wilson resumed personal delivery of the speech in 1913. In 1923, Calvin Coolidge expanded the audience of the address to the nation by delivering the speech over the radio. In 1947, Harry Truman’s speech was the first televised State of the Union address. George W. Bush became the first president to have his address transmitted live on the Internet in 2002 (see Figure 1).




Based on the details in paragraph 3, what generalization can be made about twentieth-century presidents and the State of the Union address?



A. Most presidents treated the address as a chance to comfort the public.


B. Most presidents used the address to quell the criticism of opponents.



C. Most presidents saw the address as a way to maintain tradition.




Most presidents saw the address as a way to maintain tradition.



D. Most presidents made the address as accessible as possible.

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How does a central idea develop in a Socratic essay?

It is shared and then contradicted as the essay continues.

It builds and changes as questions prompt new understanding.

It is stated at the beginning and supported throughout the text.

It is explained at the beginning and circled back to at the end.

A topic sentence is always placed at the beginning of the paragraph.


TrueFalse

In "Times Have Changed," why did the author most likely show the points of view of a grandfather and his grandson?

Read the paragraph from The Hot Zone and the summary that follows it.

Once the cells in a biological machine stop working, it can never be started again. It goes into a cascade of decay, falling toward disorder and randomness. Except in the case of viruses. They can turn off and go dead. Then, if they come in contact with a living system, they switch on and multiply. The only thing that "lived" inside this monkey was the unknown agent, and it was dead, for the time being. It was not multiplying or doing anything, since the monkey's cells were dead. But if the agent touched living cells, Nancy's cells, it would come alive and begin to amplify itself. In theory, it could amplify itself around the world in the human species.
Summary of central idea: It is petrifying that even if viruses are dead, they have the potential to "come alive.”

Which changes should be made to improve this summary of the paragraph’s central idea? Select two options.

Remove the phrase “It is petrifying” because it expresses a personal feeling.
Include the detail that there was a dead virus living inside the monkey.
Remove the detail that viruses can come alive even if they are dead.
Add the phrase “and spread throughout the human species” to the end of the statement to more fully express the central idea.
Add a personal opinion about what may happen if the virus does “come alive.”

In "Ads May Spur Unhappy Kids to Embrace Materialism," what does the
author feel parents should do to help their chłdren become less
materialistic?
A. spend more time watching TV with their children
B. help them to become more skeptical of consumer ads
C. take away their cell phones and other electronic devices
D. improve access to computers by placing computers in their
bedrooms

A group of words with a subject and verb that does not express a complete thought is called a(n)
.

Which of these sentences is an example of persuasive rhetoric?

A:Violence is a factor in the development of chronic diseases, which account for a majority of premature U.S. deaths.

B:More than 692,000 young people ages 10 to 24 are treated in emergency departments each year for injuries sustained due to violence.

C:Violence disproportionately affects young people and people of color.

D:No community--affluent, poor, urban, suburban, or rural--is immune from the devastating effects of youth violence.

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Read this excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.

And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,

Which statement best describes how Masefield creates a hopeful mood in the excerpt?

The free form flows cheerfully and unpredictably.
The free form creates a sentimental conversation between man and sea.
The fixed meter and predictable rhyme scheme create an upbeat rhythm.
The fixed meter imitates the rhythm of a military march or parade.

The ratio of coloured paper to white papers is 3:8. If there are 48 white papers how many coloured papers are there?

3. Why isn't James King going to testify?

Which heading is usually following by a punctuation mark?
A. Main heading
B. Sub heading
C. Paragraph heading
D.Shoulder heading

HELP!!
Which statement best evaluates the effectiveness of this conclusion paragraph?
A. The conclusion is ineffective because it fails to restate the thesis statement in a new way.
B. The conclusion is ineffective because it leaves out a satisfying closing statement.
C. The conclusion is ineffective because it brings in new information not addressed in the main points.
D. The conclusion is ineffective because it does not summarize the main points of the essay.

After having his wish granted, Modas looks forward to​

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Based on paragraphs 18-20 of the article, what is one reason that Maathai's
movement was successful?

A. She recognized the frustration of people on both sides of a conflict.

B. She followed established rules despite the impatience of the public.

C. She continued to create awareness despite efforts by others to
intimidate her.

D. She addressed the concerns of others through her trust in the
democratic process.


18. Maathai and the Green Belt Movement led high-profile
campaigns to save Kenya's forests and green spaces. In 1991, for
instance, the movement saved Nairobi's Uhuru Park from an
enormous high-rise to be built by the ruling party. The dictatorship was
still strong, and not amused. For their boldness, Maathai and Green
Belt colleagues were subjected to stints in jail and harassment,
including death threats. Many nights, Maathai stayed in safe houses..

19 And yet, she was not put off. "It is as clear as day. You cannot
protect the environment if you do not have democratic governance [or]
democratic space," she says.

20 In 1992, partly as a result of Maathai's activism, Kenya legalized
opposition political parties. In subsequent years, the regime, while still
corrupt and cantankerous, showed signs of cracking. After a series of
violent confrontations with Maathai and the Green Belt Movement
over Karura Forest in 1999, the regime abandoned its illegal
development plans. The forest stands today, vast and green, on the
edge of Nairobi's throbbing streets.

(I WILL GIVE BRANLIEST, HAS TO BE PERSUASIVE).

Write persuasive sentences.

Topic: You are attempting to convince your class that they shouldn’t drink and drive .

What is the best way to write the sentence? "Steve sent a gift to her and I."
A. Steve sent a gift to she and I
B. Steve sent a gift to her and me.
C. Steve sent a gift to she and me
D. Correct as is.