Why is Truman's perfect life an unacceptable life? Defend your reasoning.
7-8 complete sentences
Why is Truman's perfect life an unacceptable life? Defend your reasoning.
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7-8 Complete sentences
Choose one of the following claims and support it with examples from the book or society today. Montag is ignorant. Montag is intelligent. Schools today foster intelligence. Schools today foster ignorance. Please answer in 5-8 complete questions.
To what extent is technology today fostering intelligence or ignorance? Classify each word in the sentences.
1. A large docile monkey walked happily around. 2. The very funny comedian laughed quite often. 3. The five weary hikers trudged home slowly. Please answer in 2-3 complete sentences.
1. What were your thoughts about Elana and her emotions at the end of the story? 2. Why do you think that Eugene's mother refuses to let Elana in? Support you answer 3. Why is getting inside Eugene's house so important to Elana? 4. What do you think Elana learns from her experience? Please answer in 2-3 complete sentences.
1. Buddy is 7 and his cousin is over 60. Why do you think that they become good friends? 2. Describe the setting of the story using sensory details 3. What might the two kites at the end of the story represent or be a symbol of? In complete sentences please answer the following questions.
1. Give 3 examples of figurative language and explain the literal and figurative meaning of each. 2. Give 2 examples of a Paradox (a statement that seems self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but that may nevertheless be true) from the story. Explain why you think that is a paradox. 3. What do you think of the approach the author uses in trying to help the dying girl and her family? 4. What do you think people can learn from those who are dying? Read the paragraph below and then rewrite them to make them read more smoothly. Combine sentences to avoid choppiness and unnecessary repetition. Use compound sentences, complex sentences, and other sentence-combining techniques.
I have been reading about bees. The honeybee is native to Europe. It is native to Africa, too. It is not native to America. Human travelers brought honeybees to America. They brought bees to America because the bees help with plant pollination. They brought bees to America because honeybees produce honey. Honey is a sweetener that we can use in tea. We can use it in special desserts. In ancient times, honey was used as a salve for wounds. It was used as a salve fort wounds because bacteria cannot live in honey. Bacteria cannot pass through a layer of honey. Honey is used in medicines even today, It is used in medicines since it can cover up bitter tastes. Please answer the following questions in complete sentences! Due 8am Thursday Sept 4
1. How would you describe the author of this essay? Think about her attitude toward fashion, her writing style. 2. Why do you think the author was so concerned about fashion in the fifth grade? 3. Do you think the author's daughter will benefit from the experiences of her mother? Support you opinion Run-on sentences: You can change run-on sentences three different ways. Simple sentences: two complete sentences
Compound Sentence: adding a comma and inserting and/but/or/because Complex Sentence: a sentence that combines a dependent clause and an independent clause Change the following run-on sentences to the type of sentence it asks for. 1. Simple: Patty and I went to the shoe store we tried on lots of shoes 2. Complex: We went to the card store, I needed a birthday card. 3. Compound: Patty likes to try on clothes, I would rather try on shoes 4. Complex: The candle store is my favorite store it smells so good. 5. Simple: The food court has great food we ate tuna sandwiches. |
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