You may have seen little ceramic or plastic creatures with pointed hats and beards in the gardens around your neighborhood. Those tiny, humanlooking figures are called garden gnomes. Gnomes were first shown in European mythology. their attributes are different depending on the story and the storytellers, gnomes are consistently described as having humanlike features. They also live underground. Myths about gnomes say they can walk through solid earth as easily as humans move through air. In several countries, people have reported seeing real gnomes.
Today, garden gnomes are used for decoration. They originated in Germany during the 1800s. They became popular with gardeners around the world. Some myths say that they come to life and help care for gardens when no one is around. Their magic powers help the flowers bloom and the leaves change color.
People sometimes steal gnomes and attempt to "return them to the wild." They say the gnomes should not be forced to work in gardens. The "kidnapped" gnomes are often taken on trips around the world. They are photographed at famous landmarks. The pictures are sent to their owners. This traveling gnome prank has been used in movies and video games.
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What word is used as a transition in paragraph 3?
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Today
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consistently
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around
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In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and the declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every american was to fall heir. this note was a promise that all men—yes, black men as well as white men—would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is obvious today that america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. instead of honoring this sacred obligation, america has given the negro people a bad check, a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds.” but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice. in this section of the speech, analyze martin luther king’s connection between a defaulted promissory note and the lack of freedom experienced by african americans. which option offers the best analysis? question 3 options: mlk creates this analogy to communicate that america has enough freedom for all, but it needs to live up to its promises. mlk makes the analogy that america has run out of freedom. not everyone deserves to have it. mlk communicates that america should equally distribute funds to all citizens. everyone deserves equal access to the government’s money. mlk demonstrates that america is improving in equality and should keep the forward momentum.

How does richard lovelace depict war in this excerpt from “to lucasta, going to the wars”?

After world war 1, writers like henry james felt that words such as “glory”,”honor”, and “courage”took on a