Space explorers land on a planet that was once inhabited by humans. what does the following excerpt tel
the people who lived on the planet?
"only watch out. they fired on us once without even knowing who we were or what we came for. do you suppose that they fought with e
perhaps they couldn't imagine anyone being friendly, under any circumstances. what a strange evolutionary trait, inter species warfare,
within the racel"
the people valued history and preserved important relics for future generations to learn from
the people were unfriendly and suspected anything that entered their territory to be an enemy
the people valued friendship and exchanged their soientific know how with other species,
their entire population was wiped out by infighting and the inability to trust other people,

Before ending this lesson, take a moment to review an informative research essay you have written. you’ve probably already written a conclusion to the essay. but is it the best conclusion it can be? does it properly summarize the main subtopics of your essay? does it state in one or two sentences the “so what” of your topic. if your topic was abraham lincoln, your essay shouldn’t be just about abraham lincoln. it should answer, “so what about abraham lincoln? ” take five or ten minutes, and looking only at that single paragraph, revise your conclusion

Which statement is the most accurate summary of this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich?

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.