The Meet
By Madelyn Srin

"Why, why?" Ariel wailed into her locker at the pool. "I thought she was not going to make it down for this meet!" Her fiercest competitor was going to swim Saturday, after all. Ariel looked around to make sure no one had heard her then tore off her required swim cap, grabbed her towel, and ran outside to her father's waiting van.

"It's my last chance to actually make Olympics finals, Dad. And Maria is going to be there. Maria and her stupid pink swim cap. High-fiving her dad for good luck before every single race. Ugh."

"Remember what I've told you, Ari," her dad started. "The only thing that matters is what you do, not what you win." She put up her hand to block the glare of the sun just peeking up over the horizon. Every morning she was at that pool, doing laps and practicing her strokes. Ariel pictured herself so many times holding that trophy and smiling triumphantly as she advanced to the Olympic finals. No matter what her dad said, she wanted to win.

Saturday morning, Ariel stood by the pool—waiting for Maria to come out—hoping that she wouldn't. She did—crying. Ariel could barely hear what Maria was saying to the coach over the noise in the pool area.

"… lucky swim cap. gone … without it." The coach was trying to convince Maria to just wear another one when Ariel saw a pink blob, peeking out from under the bleachers. For an instant, she saw herself again, making it to the finals, and living her dream. This time, however, her vision was different. She held the trophy, but her smile was nowhere to be seen.

The world came into focus again, and Ariel knew what she had to do.

Moments later, she approached Maria and looked her rival in the eye. "Here," she said, handing her the pink cap. "It was under the bleachers."

"Oh, Ariel. Thankyouthankyouthankyou," Maria said through her sobs. "If I could not compete today, I don't know what I would do."

Ariel watched Maria greet her father and receive her customary high-five. As Ariel turned away, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Maria's father stood smiling, his flat hand raised and ready.

"One for you, too!"

Ariel high fived the man and saw a flash of embarrassment flush across Maria's face.

Write a summary that includes the important elements of the plot and explains the theme. Use evidence from the story to support your ideas.

i need to know Conflict:
Rising Action:
Climax:
Falling Action:
Resolution:
Theme: srry its rlly long

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Answer 1

conflict: The swimming competition

rising action: Ariel feeling competition from Maria

climax: Maria's attendance(going to be there) to the swimming competition

falling action: Maria's lucky cap missing

resolution: Ariel returning the swimming cap to Maria

theme: i think it's resolution when competing or self- esteem

this is what i think gud luck


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Which best describes the primary conflict in this excerpt?

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B. a struggle between one individual and himself
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I believe it is C.

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Answer:

Explanation:

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In simple words, Individualistic culture can be defined as a civilization defined by individual freedom, that is the prioritisation or focus of the person over the whole world. Individualistic societies are self-oriented, autonomous instead of being associated with a collective mindset.

Individualism is the cornerstone of American culture as well as the very prominent aspect of American ideals. It is a religious , governmental and community philosophy that stresses the significance of spiritual, self-contained morality and also personal freedom.

Individualism simply means the social theory that favors freedom of action for individuals.

It should be noted that an individualistic culture is a civilization that is defined by individual freedom. Individualistic societies are typically self-oriented and autonomous.

Also, it can be deduced that individualism is the cornerstone of American culture as well as the very prominent aspect of American ideals. Everyone has freedom in such a society.

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Explanation:

This quote means that the person who knows what the limits of their knowledge are is actually a very smart person. They know how little they know about the world, how much more there is beyond their imagination, and that they are not the smartest person there is. Therefore, they will be very conscious and careful with their conclusions and decisions – they will know they can’t offer the complete answer to anything and that there might be someone who might offer more information than them.

Knowing the limits of ourselves is a very important thing to realize, especially in order not to be narcissistic and to jump to the wrong conclusions, resulting in various prejudices and misinformation.

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The paper littered his desk in an orderly chaos.

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Answer:

i would say personification

Explanation:

Becuase the paper can't literally litter the desk but i dont know, hope its corrcet.

Why Are virtual Schools Better and Why?

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Answer:

More Flexibility to Meet Students’ Needs

Explanation:

Traditional brick-and-mortar schools can be challenging for aspiring athletes, actors, artists, and those heavily involved in extracurricular activities to find a balance between school and their interests. Many students in such situations devote significant time to travel, practice, and other requirements to meet their goals.

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1.2 Death rate (DR) (1) 1.5 Infant mortality rate (IMR)
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2.2 Literacy rate (LR)
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Answer:

The sophomore English class have voted to take a field trip to the museum

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Answer:

- formal tone

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If Frankenstein is frightening he is also sympathetic

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Answer:

yes

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Answer:

plot

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couple
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Answer:

A) Chris and Molly were delighted to see the whole family gathered in the living room; the group was waiting to congratulate the  couple.

Explanation:

When a sentence consists of two or more independent clauses, they need to be properly connected. One of the ways to connect two independent clauses is to use the semicolon. The semicolon is used when the clauses are closely related to each other, usually with one of them explaining the other. This is the case in sentence A.

Sentence B is a complex sentence. It consists of one independent and one subordinate clause connected by a comma. There is no semicolon in this sentence.

Sentence C is the second closest to being correct. What's wrong, though, is that these two clauses aren't closely related to each other.

Sentence D also a complex sentence, and the use of the semicolon here is incorrect, because an independent and subordinate clause can't be connected to each other by a semicolon.

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Answer:

Hindsight is 20/20 and with that saying, one can learn a lot from past generations. For example, past wars can influence future generations to use other tactics, rather than just reach for the bombs. While it is not guaranteed that future generations will avoid past mistakes, it could influence future choices.

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Answer:

A piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.

Is this what you meant, the definition of poem? If not pls let me know :3

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One of his least favorite duties is giving presentations

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Answer:

Critical is the word that best describes this text.

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The author of this text uses words and phrases such as "worse," "manipulating," and giving statistics that show how social media has negatively impacted 18-24 year-olds' health. The author judges and criticizes everything that is wrong about social media, but they never do mention anything positive.

(I believe this is correct and would be my first option . I'd say that argumentative could also describe this text though, so for your sake, I hope I'm correct.)

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who treated white citizens in unjust and

humiliating ways.

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American children as equals even if white adults

in the community did not.

O It shows that African American children and white

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treated African American citizens in unjust and

humiliating ways.

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D). It shows that there were white citizens who  treated African American citizens in unjust and  humiliating ways.

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The given excerpt from 'Roll of Thunder, Hear my cry' by Mildred D. Taylor is set in 1933 which was the era of the 'Great Depression' in Mississippi. The key issues that were prevalent at the time include racism and poverty at its peak. The given excerpt displays this racial injustice and how the African Americans were humiliated and harshly treated by the white citizens of the state. The oppression was such high that African Americans find it fatal to 'stand and stick up for themselves.' Thus, option D is the correct answer.

Answer:

It shows that there were white citizens who  treated African American citizens in unjust and  humiliating ways.

Explanation:

or d i got it right on egd 2020


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the harvest guppies

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Reread these sentences from paragraph. what is the tone of the underlined sentences?

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Humorous

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Weigh Do you think that all native plants should be preserved, or should only
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Answer:

i think that all plants should be preserved because without enough plants, we will all suffer the consequences. I think we even have to preserve the poisonous plants cuz they are poisonous to more than just human and can even control the human population! so we should control the amount, but don't get too much control.

Explanation:

Anxious is to calm as amateur is to?

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Answer: professional

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The opposite of amateur is professional

The anxious is to calm as amateur is to professional.

Who is mature?

The amateur is a person who consider an avocation independent from the space of origin and they are also stated as popular, informal and self-taught. and maybe user-generated.

They normally relate to something like a job and are paid for it. They don't have the training and education and are expected to be paid a professional fee.

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Answer:

Good question, and I speak to all of my closest (males and females) friends like their family. But just females and males in general I try to be polite to both. My word choice dosen't change, if I need to say something I just say it, no matter the gender.

Explanation:

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Communication between friends is based on the degree of intimacy between friends and the relationship between them.

In general, we can say that communication between friends is done in a more relaxed way, with less serious and informal tones, without the use of fancy or cultured words.

This type of communication takes place regardless of whether that friend is male or female.

However, closer friends establish an even more relaxed and informal communication.

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Answer:

It depends on what job/ position you have at that workplace. There is no specific outcome.

Explanation:

Answer:

yes

Explanation:

It is very interesting because u have to work hard to earn money at the end of the year and there are a lot of great tennis players there that u can watch.

Read this excerpt. The word "strategies" can best
be replaced by
A
timetables.
B
orders.
plans of action.
D
military tactics.

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Answer:

Explanation:

C: plans of action

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