Answer:
Blue sharks give live birth from 30-100 pups at a time after a lengthy pregnancy of 9-12 months. The pups are born and left immediately to fend for themselves. After 5-6 years the females mature enough to mate. After mating, it will be two years before she gives birth to pups. After giving birth, the mother will swim off and continue to have litters. Blue sharks do not live as long as other sharks. The oldest is not more than 20 years old. The general life span of a blue shark is 13 years.
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reflect Haemon's respect for the Theban citizens' opinions?
Answer:
And, as thy son, it falls to me to mark
The acts, the words, the comments of the crowd.
The commons stand in terror of thy frown,
And dare not utter aught that might offend,
But I can overhear their muttered plaints,
Know how the people mourn this maiden doomed
For noblest deeds to die the worst of deaths.
Explanation:
Answer:
says he is a defender of the citizens cause. therefore he cares about their opinion even more then his father.
She decides to be honest with her grandmother about the clothes.
Justine realizes that her grandmother doesn’t like their outings either.
Justine discovers that she wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up.
2. Which of the following detail best supports the change in Justine’s character in “A Birthday Tradition”?
Justine dislikes the outfit her grandmother sends.
Justine is eager to spend time with her grandmother after receiving the note.
Justine is relieved about not having to go out with her grandmother.
Justine is surprised when her grandmother writes instead of visiting.
3. Which statement best describes the effect of the narrative point of view in “A Birthday Tradition”?
The third-person omniscient point of view allows the reader to know what every character thinks and feels in this story.
The third-person limited point of view allows the author to focus solely on the inner thoughts and feelings of Justine.
The first-person point of view allows the author to present and describe events in Justine’s voice.
The second-person point of view allows the author to address readers directly at several points.
4. Which statement best describes how the flashback affects the story “A Birthday Tradition”?
They demonstrate why Justine is interested in fashion.
They help develop and explain the anxiety Justine feels.
They reveal Grandma’s feelings about Justine’s embarrassment.
They make clear the odd relationship Justine has with her family.
Read the following sentence from Paragraph 2 of “A Birthday Tradition”. Which of the words or phrases has the same meaning as the word imminent as it is used in Paragraph 2?
Justine reclined on the front porch and looked out at the driveway, awaiting her grandmother’s imminent arrival.
5. Grandmother’s arrival was imminent because it was…
about to happen.
a yearly event.
an event to be dreaded.
previously scheduled.
6. What is the theme in the story “A Birthday Tradition”?
A miracle can happen at any moment.
Beauty is all around.
Friends do not have to be peers
Be careful what you wish for.
7. Which of the following quotations best supports the theme from question 6?
“Justine felt tears well up, even though she realized that this was exactly what she wanted.”
“Justine mumbled, ‘And then after you leave, I’ll incinerate the outfit.’”
“...inside the box was obviously another grandmother-chosen outfit: a fringe-covered, pink leather jacket and sparkly stretch slacks.”
“..you should be thankful for the time you have with her and the effort she puts into selecting those outfits for you.”
1. How does Justine change in the story “A Birthday Tradition”?
Answer: She recognizes that her previous behavior was rude and ungrateful.
Justine has a wake up call on her fifteenth birthday: because her grandmother isn't able to show up this time due to being feeling unwell, Justine remembers her mother's words: "your grandmother won't be around forever",which causes the teenager to reflect upon her past behavior, as in the passage:
"As she stared at the tacky outfit, she realized in retrospect how selfish she had been, and her mother’s words returned to her: “Your grandmother won’t be around forever.”"
2. Which of the following detail best supports the change in Justine’s character in “A Birthday Tradition”?
Answer: Justine is eager to spend time with her grandmother after receiving the note.
The gifts she'd been given ever since she was five- the dreadful outfits- made Justine see the yearly visit her grandmother paid her as a real burden, since she'd have to walk around wearing those weird clothes. Nevertheless, after learning her grandmother is unwell, Justine even calls the old woman and makes future plans with her, as seen in the following passage:
"She called and thanked her grandmother and rescheduled the trip to the movies so she could wear her new clothes and continue the birthday tradition."
3. Which statement best describes the effect of the narrative point of view in “A Birthday Tradition”?
Answer: The third-person limited point of view allows the author to focus solely on the inner thoughts and feelings of Justine.
The author focuses on Justine's point of view. We learn her impressions, thoughts and feelings regarding the birthday tradition. It's a third-person limited point of view, since we only know how Justine's mother feels about her daughter's behavior due to Justine's remembering her words, as shown in the following passage:
"Later that night when Justine had complained to her parents about the embarrassment of going to the movies in her birthday outfit every year, her mother simply told her that she should be grateful. “Your grandmother won’t be around forever; you should be thankful for the time you have with her and the effort she puts into selecting those outfits for you. Cherish your moments with her,” her mother said."
4. Which statement best describes how the flashback affects the story “A Birthday Tradition”?
Answer: They help develop and explain the anxiety Justine feels.
The flashback affects the story in the sense that it shows the reader why Justine feels so anxious, in a negative way, about the birthday tradition. We learn the teenager had been through awkward, embarrassing situations due to the outfits she'd been getting over the years. We can see that in the passage below:
"Justine felt as though she not only sparkled but also glowed in the dark, and later at the theater, the outfit was so itchy that she was scratching and thrashing around throughout the whole motion picture."
5. Grandmother’s arrival was imminent because it was…
Answer: about to happen.
That's what the word "imminent" means: liable to happen, about to occur. We know it never happened that day, but since Justine didn't know it when she reclined on the front porch and looked out at the driveway, the word "imminent" was used with the meaning above.
6. What is the theme in the story “A Birthday Tradition”?
Answer: Be careful what you wish for.
Justine didn't feel like going to the movies with her grandmother at all, and was hoping she wouldn't have to. Then, unexpectedly, she learned it wouldn't be necessary or even possible to do that due to her grandmother's poor health condition in that particular day. Justine felt very sad about it and even regretted her previous rudeness and ungratefulness.
7. Which of the following quotations best supports the theme from question 6?
Answer: “Justine felt tears well up, even though she realized that this was exactly what she wanted.”
We can't say Justine experienced a feeling of bittersweetness; actually, she was plain sad, just an immature teenager who was starting to learn the hard way about the complexity of human feelings.
In the story 'A Birthday Tradition', Justine goes through a change of heart, recognizing her previous behavior was rude and ungrateful. The narrative point of view is told in Justine's voice, allowing the author to present events from her perspective. The theme of the story is that a miracle can happen at any moment.
1. In the story “A Birthday Tradition”, Justine changes by recognizing that her previous behavior was rude and ungrateful.
2. The detail that best supports the change in Justine’s character is that she is eager to spend time with her grandmother after receiving the note.
3. The effect of the narrative point of view in “A Birthday Tradition” is that it allows the author to present and describe events in Justine’s voice.
4. The flashback affects the story by revealing Grandma’s feelings about Justine’s embarrassment.
5. In Paragraph 2 of “A Birthday Tradition”, the word that has the same meaning as “imminent” is “about to happen”.
6. The theme in the story “A Birthday Tradition” is that a miracle can happen at any moment.
7. The quotation that best supports the theme is “...you should be thankful for the time you have with her and the effort she puts into selecting those outfits for you.”
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avian flu
B)
to warn the public how devastating the avian flu
could potentially be if or when it arrives in the
United States
C)
to boast about how much the U.S. government is
donating to the cause for the sake of 'good P.R.'
(personal relations)
D)
to announce the efforts being made by the U.S.
government to help other international agencies in
the fight against this serious social epidemic
The author's purpose for writing this particular passage to aid scientists on the cause and the effects of the avian flu, to announce the efforts being made by the U.S. government to help other international agencies in the fight against this serious social epidemic.
Human Avian Flu Symptoms range from high temperature, cough, sore throat, and muscular pains to vomiting, diarrhea, eye infections, breathing difficulties, pneumonia, and severe respiratory illnesses.
The documented signs and symptoms of bird flu virus infections in people have ranged from none at all to moderate sickness such as conjunctivitis of the eyes or mild upper respiratory symptoms similar to the flu to severe illness such as pneumonia necessitating hospitalization, and even fever.
The capacity to undertake surveillance testing, which aids in detecting the virus in uninfected flocks and limiting the spread of the disease, is hampered by the use of avian flu vaccinations, even if they are already accessible.
Thus, option D is correct.
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Answer:
D) to announce the efforts being made by the U.S. government to help other international agencies in the fight against this serious social epidemic
Explanation: I took the test
B. The subject is unnecessary in interrogative sentences.
C. The subject has to be placed before the verb.
D. The subject of the sentence is always paired with a helping verb