Read the passage from “cruel tribute.” then every maiden, without looking, reached her hand into one of the vessels and drew forth a ball, and those who took the black balls were borne away to the black ship, which lay in waiting by the shore. the young men also drew lots in like manner, but when six black balls had been drawn theseus came quickly forward and said: “hold! let no more balls be drawn. i will be the seventh youth to pay this tribute.” what is the effect when theseus volunteers? theseus sets himself up to become the ruler of athens. theseus sets himself up to battle the minotaur. theseus sets himself up to win ariadne’s love. theseus sets himself up to win king minos’s respect.

Occurrences of major earthquakes are considered unusual, but minor tremors happen frequently. which word is an adjective?

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

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