from “Me Talk Pretty One Day”
by David Sedaris

The first day of class was nerve-racking because I knew I’d be expected to perform. That’s the way they do it here – it’s everybody into the language pool, sink or swim. The teacher marched in, deeply tanned from a recent vacation, and proceeded to rattle off a series of administrative announcements. I’ve spent quite a few summers in Normandy, and I took a monthlong French class before leaving New York. I’m not completely in the dark, yet I understood only half of what this woman was saying.

“If you have not meimslsxp or lgpdmurct by this time, then you should not be in this room. Has everyone apzkiubjxow? Everyone? Good, we shall begin.” She spread out her lesson plan and sighed, saying, “All right, then, who knows the alphabet?”

It was startling because (a) I hadn’t been asked that question in a while and (b) I realized, while laughing, that I myself did not know the alphabet. They’re the same letters, but in France they’re pronounced differently. I know the shape of the alphabet but had no idea what it actually sounded like.

“Ahh.” The teacher went to the board and sketched the letter a. “Do we have
anyone in the room whose first name commences with an ahh?”

Two Polish Annas raised their hands, and the teacher instructed them to present themselves by stating their names, nationalities, occupations, and a brief list of things they liked and disliked in this world. The first Anna hailed from an industrial town outside of Warsaw and had front teeth the size of tombstones. She worked as a seamstress, enjoyed quiet times with friends, and hated the mosquito.

“Oh, really,” the teacher said. “How very interesting. I thought that everyone loved the mosquito, but here, in front of all the world, you claim to detest him. How is it that we’ve been blessed with someone as unique and original as you? Tell us, please.”

The seamstress did not understand what was being said but knew that this was an occasion for shame. Her rabbity mouth huffed for breath, and she stared down at her lap as though the appropriate comeback were stitched somewhere alongside the zipper of her slacks.

The second Anna learned from the first and claimed to love sunshine and detest
lies. It sounded like a translation of one of those Playmate of the Month data sheets, the answers always written in the same loopy handwriting: “Turn-ons: Mom’s famous five-alarm chili! Turn offs: insecurity and guys who come on too strong!!!!”

The two Polish Annas surely had clear notions of what they loved and hated, but like the rest of us, they were limited in terms of vocabulary, and this made them appear less than sophisticated.

Which of the following words would NOT fit Sedaris’ portrayal of the teacher in the excerpt?

A.

arrogant

B.

militant

C.

insensitive

D.

intimidating

E.

beautiful

Answer:

The answer is E beautiful.

Explanation:

This is because the author does not mention the teachers physical attributes. He also portrays all of the others onto the professor.

What’s the answer to this question

Apostrophes, Quotations, and Endmarks

Directions: Insert the 25 missing punctuation marks as needed.

1. Billie said Those are the birds berries (direct quotation, exclamatory)

2. Are we there yet she asked

3. The road crewman told us, the rickety bridge wont support your car (direct quotation, declarative)

4. We really should be going now she said

5. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is one of my favorite paintings

6. Jimmy told us we couldnt leave

7. No the man shouted when he saw the empty car rolling out of control towards the children in the street

interrogative adjective
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Read the step in the recipe for making homemade
tomato sauce.
Place the whole tomatoes on a pan lined with tin foil, and
bake until they look like they are ready to be mashed.
How should this step be revised?
O Place the whole red tomatoes on a baking pan lined
with silver tin foil, and bake until they become ready
for mashing.
O Place the whole tomatoes on a pan lined with tín foil,
and bake in an oven until they look softer than they
were before.
O Place the whole tomatoes on a pan lined with tin foil,
and bake in a warm oven until they start to look
different.
Place the whole tomatoes on a pan lined with tin foil,
and bake until their skins become slightly browned
and cracked.
No

please my dad coming home and this is the final question to my missing assignment.
Lines 51–63: What are two types of horror stories? What is Russell’s purpose for describing the two types of stories?

What change should be made in sentence 22?
A. Change fair to fare
B. Change him to them
C. Change the comma to a semicolon
D. Change too to to

What makes a legend?
What makes a hero ?

Which statement best defines a theme in a short story?
A.
A theme is the topic of a story, which the author develops through a particular tone and mood.
B.
A theme helps build tension between the characters in a story.
C.
A theme is the use of an object to represent a larger idea.
D.
A theme is the central message, moral, or lesson conveyed using characters, setting, and plot.
E.
A theme helps reveal the order in which events occur in a story.

Choose whether each sentence restates the key idea expressed in the key sentence. (write "does restate" or "does not" Key idea: It is sometimes necessary to adjust yourself to those who fail to adjust to you. 1. People like to have their own way. 2. Animals are required to adjust their living patterns to their environment. 3. People often find it necessary to make adjustments in their lives because others won't. 4. We should treat others like we would want to be treated. 5. Some people refuse to change. 6. Others' refusal to change for us may mean that we must change for them. 7. Others' failure to change provides the basis for our own refusal to change. 8. Sometimes we need to stay the same, even when others change. 9. Insisting that others adjust to us will prevent us from having to adjust to others. 10. If we don't agree with others, we should act as though we do.

In the context of the poem We Real Cool what can we learn from tragedy? Is the poet hoping to impart a message to readers on how to avoid the fate of the boys in her poem? What might that be?

“I just don’t think your grades are strong enough to get you into Stanford, Charlene. Why don’t you shoot for the state college?”
The college counselor’s office was making Charlene more claustrophobic by the minute, as she struggled to process Mr. Martin’s words. Not strong enough to get into Stanford? she thought to herself. Still in a daze, she thanked him feebly and went to meet Rhonda in the cafeteria.
“Look, you’ve still got almost a year before the application deadline,” Rhonda reminded her when she heard her story. “I’ve seen you on the basketball court. You’re a fighter, so get out there and prove Mr. Martin wrong! ”
Something in her friend’s words hit home for Charlene. Mr. Martin may be the “expert,” but he didn’t know what she had inside, what she was capable of—and neither did she. So she’d spend the next nine months discovering exactly that. Day by day, week by week, Charlene worked to excel. On the basketball court, she was all focus and determination, dazzling her teammates and winning the coach’s praise. She threw herself into her studies, but she also volunteered at an animal shelter on the weekends and became active in various school clubs. “Well-rounded” was what she figured Stanford wanted, and that’s what she intended to deliver.
The next spring, when the acceptance letter arrived on Stanford letterhead, along with a basketball scholarship, she opted against waving it in Mr. Martin’s face. The news reached him through the grapevine, and he sent her a congratulatory note. Years later, on a visit home, she stopped in to Mr. Martin’s office and thanked him for expressing his doubt in her abilities which ultimately made her work that much harder to get into Stanford.
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Select the correct answer.
What is the main theme of this passage?
A.
The clearer one's goals are, the easier they are to attain.
B.
A lot of good can be accomplished in a short time.
C.
Volunteering will make you a more well-rounded person.
D.
Hard work and determination are the keys to success.

Which of the options BEST explains how the action described in the following lines helps show Grendel as a MONSTER:
"He beheld in the hall the heroes in numbers,
A circle of kinsmen sleeping together,
A throng of thanemen: then his thoughts were exultant,
He minded to sunder, from each of the thanemen
The life from his body"
оа
Ob
Grendel hesitates to kill so many men.
Grendel is afraid the men will wake up.
Grendel is happy to see so many men to kill sound asleep.
Grendel is the hero, not the monster.
Od

Which statement best describes how the author structures the passage?

He uses logos to convince the reader of his point.
He uses pathos to engage the reader emotionally.
He uses positive connotations to amuse the reader.
He uses negative connotations to frighten the reader.

Which one is correct?
A)It has been being repaired for an hour.
B)It has been repaired for an hour.

plEASA HELLLPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Can someone please help I don’t have much time?!

Please help me with this lol its for English and im so lost
also ignore that I already have A selected

Which of the following qualities is characteristic an ode?

4 words that describe Tobias

whose job is it to evaluate the credibility of internet-based research?
a. your employers
b. the readers
c. yours
d. the federal government

The cat is on the table or in the table

QUESTION 14
What does Brianna mean by "the real deal costs a water bill?"

1:She has to save money to pay for water

2:Her old boots were damaged in water

3:They're extremely expensive


It’s from the book come up chapter 4

What problem did Greg encounter? In book lunch money?

Which of these most completely describes the function of a verb?

It is a word used to label an action or a state of being.
It is a word used to label a person, place, thing or idea.
It is a word used to label an action only.

Who wrote Catcher mi in the Rye?

why is the relationship between humans and the gods important in the odyssey?

Which one is correct?
A)one times two is two.
B)one time two is two.
C)'A' and 'B' are both correct.

The Crucible - Act: 3 - What is the Biblical reference that Parris makes? What point is he making - through use of
this reference - about the people who have been accused of witchcraft? (p 509 - column two)

Which statement best describes the use of satire in this
passage?
Parody is used to illustrate the impact of Stalin's
purge.
Ridicule is used to show the gullibility of the Russian
citizens.
Reversal is used to show how Clover, representing
the people, has changed ideals.
Personification is used to show the reader Stalin's
thoughts and feelings.

Which form of freedom language is a comparison that calls something something else without using liker as