(1) like diamonds, pearls are highly valued and prized for both their beauty and their rarity. (2) a pearl is mostly made of calcium carbonate, which also forms marine organisms like coral and sea urchins.(3) pearls are produced by mollusks, such as mussels, oysters, clams, and snails. (4) mollusks are invertebrates with a soft body, usually protected by a shell. (5) when any tiny object gets inside (such as a small piece of shell), mollusks protect their delicate bodies by coating the object with calcium carbonate.(6) this then becomes the tiny "seed" of a pearl. (7) large pearls take a few years to grow, and it is very hard to find ones that have a perfect round shape. (8) over time, the pearl gets bigger as the mollusk keeps coating the foreign object with layers. (9) generally speaking, bigger pearls are considered rarer and more valuable. (10) these large pearls are quite rare and very expensive.

which sentence in this passage is in the wrong place?

select one:
a.
sentence 10
b.
sentence 7
c. sentence 2
d. sentence 5

Best answer gets brainliest and 80 which poem is more effective and why? "on imagination" or "patterns"

Which of the following best describes how the majority of content decisions are made by the media?

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.