Question 1 Part A

What is a central idea of "We're Going to Mars!"?

Conditions on Mars are changing to become more suitable to support life.

Studying Mars will help scientists learn more about Earth.

Studying Mars should take priority over other scientific studies.

Life on Mars will be uncomfortable because Mars is too cold for humans.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail best supports the answer to Part A?

“It would be an important moment in the history of humanity, ranking up there with the discovery of ‘The New World’ and the moon landing.”

“However, evidence suggests that life may have existed in bacterial form billions of years ago.”

“If SpaceX, a private company dedicated to space travel and exploration, has any say in it, humans will reach Mars as early as 2022.”

“Also, studying sediments, rocks, and soils, as well as volcanoes and meteoroid impact sites, can help scientists study details of Earth’s evolution.”

In at least 150 words, explain why gilman probably chose to write “the yellow wallpaper” in the first person.

Constructed response paragraph: in the short story, the author describes her life during her “day away” but provides few details about her “normal” life. using information from the text, write a short story that describes events that precede the story above. as you detail the author’s daily routine before her “day away,” be sure your narrative establishes the story’s setting, first-person point of view, and primary conflict.

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.