Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo.

They have sheep here that have no ears, nor even ear-holes; but in the place where ears ought to be they have little horns. They are small creatures and very pretty. And here is something else that may strike you as marvelous: their domestic animals—sheep, oxen, camels, and little ponies—are fed on fish. They are reduced to this diet because in all this country and in all the surrounding regions there is no grass; but it is the driest place in the world. The fish on which these animals feed are very small and are caught in March, April, and May in quantities that are truly amazing. They are then dried and stored in the houses and given to the animals as food throughout the year. I can tell you further that the animals also eat them alive, as soon as they are drawn out of the water.

Why does the author include information about the dry climate?

to explain why the sheep have horns but no ears
to explain why the sheep in the region are so small
to explain why people in the region have to feed their animals fish
to explain why there are such large quantities of fish available

The author includes the information about the dry climate is to explain why people in the region have to feed their animals fish.

It is a travel monologue of the 13th century by Rustic hello da Pisa. There were Italian merchants who travelled towards east to spread Christianity in China prominence.

Thus, the correct option is C, to explain why people in the region have to feed their animals fish.

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c

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how you found most of your information
several versions of your audio recording

Suppose two students are having a discussion about a movie they saw recently and get into an argument over whether the movie was better than the book on which it was based. What is the best way for the students to get the discussion back on track?

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Write an essay to present an argument that either supports or opposes the decision to award a singer-songwriter the nobel prize in literature. your argument should include a clear claim, logical reasons, and evidence that is relevant and sufficient.

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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows.

Brutus
It must be by his death, and for my part
I know no personal cause to spurn at him
But for the general. He would be crowned.
How that might change his nature, there's the question.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder
And that craves wary walking. Crown him that,
And then I grant we put a sting in him
That at his will he may do danger with.
Th' abuse of greatness is when it disjoins
Remorse from power. And, to speak truth of Caesar,
I have not known when his affections swayed
More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber upward turns his face.
But when he once attains the upmost round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend. So Caesar may.
Then, lest he may, prevent. And since the quarrel
Will bear no color for the thing he is,
Fashion it thus: that what he is, augmented,
Would run to these and these extremities.
And therefore think him as a serpent's egg—
Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous—
And kill him in the shell.

Which of these lines from the play indicates that Brutus fears giving Caesar power will make him dangerous? (5 points)

"…think him as a serpent’s egg/ Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous—"

"It must be by his death, and for my part/I know no personal cause to spurn at him"

"But 'tis a common proof/That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,"

"And, to speak truth of Caesar/I have not known when his affections swayed/More than his reason."

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Casey is giving a presentation called "the beginner's course to using a computer" to a group of 50 people in a large computer lab. what delivery technique should he use so that he can best get his message across?

What is the difference in tone between a memo written to an entire company and an e-mail on the same subject written to your business partner only?

A. The tone is really the same because the subject matter is the same.
B. The audiences both include members of the same company, so the tone is not that different.
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How does the well-planned vacation essay maintain its focus?

Read this excerpt from a passage.
"much of the land in oregon is designated as public land. this includes property that is held by various agencies of the state and
national government, such as the federal bureau of land management, the u.s. forest service, and the military. many people agree that
the government has too much control over these public lands and should be turned over to private citizens. the malheur national wildlife
refuge in harney county has been a major point of contention for those that seek less government intervention into lands in the west. a
a
41-day standoff at the refuge in 2016 pitted a group of citizens against the federal government. rightfully, the protesters believed that the
government had overstepped its bounds with its rules about how the land should be used."
which of these sentences is an opinion disguised as a fact?
o "much of the land in oregon is designated as public land."
"this includes property that is held by various agencies of the state and federal government, such as the federal bureau of land
management, the u.s. forest service, and the military."
"many people agree that the government has too much control over these public lands and should be turned over to private citizens."
"the malheur national wildlife refuge in harney county has been a major point of contention for those that seek less government
intervention into lands in the west."

Which of the following is an example of a topic that is too broad?

A.
the measures the state of California is using to increase recycling
B.
positive effects of composting food in a community
C.
effects of chemicals on a body of water due to a landfill
D.
effects of recycling

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(RI.8.2) Which statement BEST summarizes this passage from "A House of My Own"?

Question 5 options:


Sentences are described as branches.


Poetry can take many forms.


Cisneros sometimes does not include quotation marks.


There are no rules when creating art.

MAIN IDEA: Someone is frustrated and in a rush to get to a doctor's appointment.

At the railroad crossing, the bells clanged jarringly, the red lights flashed, and the crossing gates descended to block the roadway. O'Brien exhaled a sigh, and rapped her fingertips impatiently against the inside of the driver's door. Slowly a train clattered across her field of vision: 89 railroad cars! As she waited for them all to pass, she planned what she would say to Dr. Ferlinger when she arrived at his office.

Select 2 correct answer(s)


Slowly a train clattered across her field of vision: 89 railroad cars!


She planned what she would say to Dr. Ferlinger when she arrived at his office.


At the railroad crossing, the bells clanged jarringly, the red lights flashed, and the crossing gates descended to block the roadway.


O'Brien exhaled a sigh, and rapped her fingertips impatiently.

The children made balls out of materials such as wood and tree roots (before they started playing). The clause between brackets is ___
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1 point
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adjective
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Which of these is an inappropriate shift in verb tense?
Lieutenant Diaz looked up from her pile.of paperwork. Something
strange was happening out in front of the base. Jumping from her
seat, she rushes out of her office to see what was going on. To her
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A. rushes
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PART B: Which passage from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
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B."So you look and you look, and you are afraid to look. I am. I look at some pictures of Jews from Hungary and I am afraid to discover some that I have known." ( Paragraph 3)
C."Have we ever had that in history, which always is filled with cruelty — but not such cruelty?" ( Paragraph 6)
D."If we decided to tell the tale, it is because we wanted the world to be a better world — just a better world, and learn, and remember." ( Paragraph 10)


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conference:
I'm a bank manager and parent of two high school
students, so I know just how important financial literacy is
for teenagers. College students today are graduating with
an average student debt of $24,800, yet only 1 in 5 high
schools nationwide are providing any type of financial
education. It's time for Springville High to start offering its
students financial education that is personal, practical, and
principled.
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Just after New Year’s Day in 1940, Woody set off on one of his unannounced road trips. He left his wife and three kids in a shack in Texas and headed for New York City. It was a long, cold trip in the dead of winter, and every time he stopped in a diner he heard Irving Berlin’s lush, sentimental song, “God Bless America,” on the jukebox. It was exactly the kind of song Woody couldn’t stand, romanticizing America, telling people not to worry, that God would take care of everything.

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How does the sudden insertion of the conversation between the
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a. the conversation contains implied information that
becomes the final twist in the plot.

b. clues in the two passengers' conversation deepen the mystery in the main plot.

c. the two passengers increase the story's suspense
because their conversation introduces a new subplot.

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OB. A father and mother who love their children
OC. A baseball player and a baseball coach
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Why do you think the playwrights made the switch from the discussion about answering the phone to a separate dialogue between Anne and
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