Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below: president george w. bush’s speech to the troops on the uss abraham lincoln the war on terror is not over, yet it is not endless. we do not know the day of final victory, but we have seen the turning of the tide. no act of the terrorists will change our purpose, or weaken our resolve, or alter their fate. their cause is lost. free nations will press on to victory. which answer is a complete and correct summary of this part of the speech? the united states of america is known as a free nation. the war on terror is nearly coming to an end. there has been a war on terror, and it is still continuing to this day. though we don’t yet know when the war will end, it will end, and we will win.

Read the passage below and answer the question. marcus had a reputation for being craven. no one had ever seen him do a single brave thing. using context clues, how would you define the word craven in the passage? intense courageous cowardly thoughtful

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. which statement about this paragraph is accurate?

Which of the following steps is not part of analyzing a poem? a. explore the poet's background. b. explore the theme. c. examine form and structure. d. examine language patterns.