compare and contrast the secret garden mary and colin

Answer:

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Mary;

Hard-working

believes in the impossible

bold

social

nature lover

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Colin;

depressed

cry-baby

always argues

doesn't believe in himself

feels pity for himself

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Both;

Changed their lives

Greedy; Mary was in the beginning of the book

Have a happy life in the end.

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Video Games—Play On
Zachary Felton



1Video games pull players into worlds they could never imagine. In these worlds, players become top athletes, animated characters, alien commanders, and so on. So, if video games use so much imagination, why do people look down on them? News reports today often talk about the bad effects of video games. For example, some blame video games for making children more violent. Others blame them for causing children to sit in front of the television, instead of getting exercise. While such claims may hold some truth, not all video games are bad. In fact, some actually have great benefits.

2Playing video games on every platform, from large computer displays to handheld devices or even cell phones, improves thinking skills, reaction time, and hand-eye coordination.

3Research has shown that playing video games is good for players' minds. Video games improve players' thinking skills. A researcher from one study said, "It's difficult to find kids who earn poor grades but who do well in video games." Video games challenge players to recognize patterns and think to survive in the game. Players must use their brains to plan their next move to avoid losing the game.

4Even simple games seem to boost brainpower. For example, the goal of one popular game is to arrange falling blocks into a solid wall. When the game begins, the blocks drop at a slow pace, giving the player plenty of time to put them in the correct place. As the player gets better at arranging the blocks, the game starts dropping them at a faster rate. The player must speed up his or her thinking to reach the next level of the game.

5Video games help to improve players' reaction time. Reaction time is the time it takes for a person's body to respond to something. It is important in many sports and day-to-day activities. For example, suppose your mom makes you a cup of hot chocolate. You touch the hot cup and pull your hand away quickly. That is reaction time—the time it takes your mind to tell your hand to pull away from the hot cup. Because video games move at such a fast pace, people who play them improve their reaction times. In video games involving car races, for example, players face obstacles as they speed toward the finish line. Players must rely on reaction time to avoid hitting anything so they can make it to the end.

6Video games also help hand-eye coordination. This coordination involves turning what our eyes see into physical responses, such as guessing where a ball will fall so we can catch it. People with unusually high hand-eye coordination can go into professions where using their hands is important. A recent study of surgeons found that doctors who played video games were a lot faster at performing difficult operations. In addition, surgeons who played video games made fewer mistakes in operations than those surgeons who did not play video games.

7Many people are starting to take notice of the benefits of video games. For example, educational computer games are becoming more common in schools as teaching tools. Teachers have found that students enjoy learning through video games. They find the games both fun and educational. This has led to the rise in "edu-tainment," or using educational video games in the classroom to make learning fun. In addition, the U.S. military is now using video games to prepare soldiers for the decision-making skills they will need during combat.

8On average, children spend one hour per day playing in video game worlds. It is good to know that this time will help them in the future.



How does the sentence, "playing video games on every platform, from large computer displays to handheld devices or ever cell phones, improve thinking skills, reaction time, and hand-eye coordination," function to strengthen the argument?

Responses

It gives detailed support for one important part of the argument by giving statistical support.

It gives the reader an opposing viewpoint about video games so they can better understand the argument.

It establishes the main points of the argument that the writer will develop over the rest of the passage.

This sentence does not strengthen the argument at all, as it does not have anything to do with the rest of the passage.

PLEASE ANSWER!!!! WILL GIVE 200 POINTS AND BRAINLYIST

Imagine that you could give one character in the novel advice to help him or her in the story. Whom would you choose, what would you tell him or her, and why? In a short journal entry of about 150 words, and using details from the novel, describe your advice and explain how it would help the character.

In which of the following sentences is the phrase underlined?

Read the passage from "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez.

By the time I was in high school, I was a popular kid, and it showed in my name. Friends called me Jules or Hey Jude, and once a group of troublemaking friends my mother forbade me to hang out with called me Alcatraz. I was Hoo-lee-tah only to Mami and Papi and uncles and aunts who came over to eat sancocho on Sunday afternoons – old world folk whom I would just as soon go back to where they came from and leave me to pursue whatever mischief I wanted to in America. JUDY ALCATRAZ, the name on the "Wanted" poster would read. Who would ever trace her to me?

Based on this passage, what inference can be made about the way Alvarez became accustomed to life in the United States?

She felt more comfortable in the company of her Dominican family.
She made many American friends but refused to let go of her culture.
She introduced her American friends to many Dominican customs.
She became very well accustomed to life among the Americans.

Write a 2-5 paragraph essay explaining the similarities with how Wilma Rudolph, Bethany Hamilton, and Erik Weihenmayer overcame personal challenges to achieve greatness.

Please help!!!!!!
And though my head felt heavy,
I played on till dusk
Missing flies and pop-ups and grounders
And calling out in desperation things like
“Yours” and “take it,” but doing all right,
Tugging at my cap in just the right way,
Crouching low, my feet set.
“Hum baby” sweetly on my lips.

—“How I Learned English,”
Gregory Djanikan

Compare the original ending with the version in which most of the vivid language has been taken out. Write three to four sentences explaining how the original version helps you visualize and understand the poem’s story.

Read each example carefully. Then, match the example to the logical fallacy that is used.

Match Term Definition
Lanie wanted to convince the recycling club that they needed to find more opportunities to clean up local parks and venues. She said it would be great to be outside in the warmer weather, a point completely unrelated to her argument. A) False analogy
Zoey and Bridge both love softball. Zoey also loves to play chess, so she assumes that because Bridget shares one sport in common, she likes to play chess as well. B) Red herring
Jonah and his friend were at the mall looking for new shoes. Jonah grabbed a pair. His friend rolled his eyes and said, "I tried those on once last year and they squeaked when I took one step. I'll never try them again." C) Strawman
Jenn and her mother stopped at the grocery store near their home. Jenn spotted a five-pound tub of chocolate. She begged her mother to buy it for her, but her mother said, "No one needs that much chocolate. I am sorry, but no." Upset, Jenn lashed out and told her mother that she must not want her to be happy because she won't buy it for her. D) Slippery slope
After growing her hair out for five years, Liza decided to cut her waist-length hair to her shoulders. She told her friend, who replied, "Ugh. Then what? You'll cut another inch, then another inch, then shave your entire head, then you'll probably move to another state, and I'll never see you again." E) Hasty generalization

Part C: Possessive Nouns

Complete the sentence by adding a possessive noun.

1. ___ glasses are on my desk.

2. Marcy is wearing her ___ gold bracelet.

3. My ___ club will meet at our house Monday night.

4. The ___ first statement caused us to change our minds.

5. We have formed a ___ club.

6. Rosa's brother found the ___ lost puppy.

7. The ___ store was damaged by the recent storm.

8. What are the ___ duties?

9. When does the new ___ term of office begin?

10. ___ notebook is on your desk.

Which season is your favorite? Explain why.
(write 5 sentences minimum.)

Conjunctions that show a correlation, or sameness, between two ideas can be very helpful - especially when you are trying to make a point.
TRUE
FALSE

(05.01 MC)

Read "Sonnet 104" by William Shakespeare. Then, answer the question that follows.

To me, fair friend, you never can be old,
For as you were, when first your eye I ey'd,
Such seems your beauty still. Three winters cold
Have from the forests shook three summers' pride,
Three beauteous springs to yellow autumn turn'd
In process of the seasons have I seen,
Three April perfumes in three hot Junes burn'd,
Since first I saw you fresh, which yet are green.
Ah! yet doth beauty, like a dial-hand,
Steal from his figure and no pace perceiv'd;
So your sweet hue, which methinks still doth stand,
Hath motion and mine eye may be deceiv'd:
For fear of which, hear this, thou age unbred;
Ere you were born, was beauty's summer dead.

Which sentence best paraphrases the lines in bold?

But beauty is like a clock, and slowly over time will fade, even though I may not notice.
I will steal from you and deceive you, and in the end will run away quickly.
I'm fast, so you have to pick up the pace if you're going to keep up with me.
When you are around, I am miserable and always end up feeling like a fool.

Select a way an author develops a character's perspective. 40 POINTS

A) Adding an interesting setting
B) Using titles in the Table of Contents
C) Using different kinds of sentences
D) Including other character's opinions

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!



Which sentence from the passage best supports the main idea that, "There are many ways to make yourself feel better?"

Responses

If you still feel a little sad, act happy.

Writing down the good things in your life will help too.

Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better.

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things

Select all the correct answers.
Which two elements are essential in the introduction of a persuasive essay?
a counterargument
an opposing view
a main argument
supporting evidence
a hook

If I’m trying to say “Its their bed.” would i put a apostrophe in between the t and the s in ‘its’?

Identify the adjectives and state their kinds. ANSWERS ONLY
1. Solomon was a wise king.
2. The tiger is a ferocious animal.
3. The foolish crow opened his mouth to sing.
4. You have no sense.
5. She has little intelligence.
6. He showed much patience.
7. We did not receive sufficient rain this
year.
8. The whole amount was spent.
9. Each hand has five fingers.
10. There are several pictures in this book.
11. There are some apples in the fridge.
12. I have bought six eggs.
13. Each boy was given a prize.
14. I have bought enough sugar.
15. We haven't got enough nails.
16. Whose bag is this?
17. Which way shall we go?
18. Neither answer is correct.
19. Who is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
20. Most children like cartoon shows.

Fwee points!
Spread kindness<333

Students will write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) :

1.List different types of external conflicts in literature; Explain what an internal confluct is.



2. Provide one example of an external conflict and one of an internal conflict we encounter in the story.