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In the context of the passage, what does the word torpid mean? b. predatory a. energetic c. dormant d. aquatic

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?

Media project total score: of 100 points during the next several lessons you will create a media project about a place that is important to you, such as the place where you live. your teacher will score your assignment using the media project grading rubric. look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored. you may create your project using a word processing presentation program or a slide program such as powerpoint®. include a title slide, two or three content slides, and a sources slide that contains the urls of your online sources. save the document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e.g., ng_ela 9-10_w_11_ga alice_jones). submit that document to your teacher for grading refer to the media project assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment. when you have finished, submit the assignment document to your teacher for grading.