Use the articles "The Brightest Sky" and "Stargazing" to answer question 8. 8Think back to what you learned from “Stargazing” about the size of the sun and its distance from Earth. Then reread the sentences above from “The Brightest Sky.” Pay special attention to how the sentences describe the “red ball” that Emine sees. What might the "red ball" be? Support your answer with evidence from both “Stargazing” and “The Brightest Sky.”

In what way do you think it would be difficult to live next to the united states

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile