You are writing a creative nonfiction piece about science; your friend is writing a personal essay.

What should both pieces' introductions have in common?

strong showing

quoted facts

the piece's theme

metaphors

What makes Santiago a tragic hero? A. He loses all his fishing gear when he sails out too far. B. He is ridiculed by the people of his village for being unlucky. C. He is successful catching the marlin but loses it to sharks. D.

By alluding to Whitman's poem in "I, Too, Sing America" Hughes was able to draw connections to US cultural heritage. criticize other African American poets. become the leader of the Harlem Renaissance. write about the US in a totally new way.

Reread lines 1-8. Identify the author's purpose and cite text evidence that supports your idea. "American aviation was from its very beginnings marred with sexist and racist assumptions.

Affix for the word known

Only a churl would take money out of the donation box for himself! kind person big animal huge man rude person

Using your knowledge of punctuation, choose the best place to separate words with a comma. The store was a massive exciting place to shop. The, store was a massive exciting place to shop. The store was a massive, exciting place to shop.

Why does the declaration of independence does not directly address the issue of slavery

A reader who studies Keats's word choice in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is studying the author's

In literature, what is the increase of tension within a story that drives the plot toward the climax? a. Dénouement b. Rising action c. Exposition d. Conflict

When gold is heated to 2,856°c it changes from a liquid to a?