Which statement BEST tells how the setting affects the events of the story told in Fourteen and “The Dinner Party”?

A.
The dinner party is planned for an evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pringle during a snowstorm in New York.
B.
The dinner party happens during a blizzard, which causes the guest list to change and allows the Prince of Wales to be seated at the table of fourteen.
C.
The bad weather that comes up suddenly on the evening of the party forces some travelers to abandon their automobiles and miss the gathering.
D.
The bad weather causes several guests to not feel well and the Pringles have to include some people who were not originally on the guest list.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

What does breathless mean in the following sentence? after elizabeth won the race, she was breathless with excitement. a.was about to faint b.was not able to breathe c.was at the finish line d.was not excited

Project information: the pythagorean theorem can be used in many real-world scenarios. the following is an example of real-word scenario where you will use the pythagorean theorem to find the missing piece. real-word scenario: a handyman needs to create triangular trusses to frame out the roof of a small shed. he knows the roof itself will be 9 feet tall and the length of each truss will be 14 feet. how long will the roof be from its highest to lowest point? part 1: the handyman created a drawing to provide a visual to solve this problem. below is his drawing. 1. part 2: solve the real-life scenario. show all your steps in answering the question and make sure you label your final answer correctly.