Stephon is writing an essay that compares and contrasts characters from two different texts. the two characters he is comparing and contrasting are manjiro from heart of a samurai and william, the narrator of the boy who harnessed the wind. one similarity he notes is that manjiro and william are both courageous. which quotation from heart of a samurai would be most relevant for stephon to include in his notes to support the idea that manjiro is courageous? manjiro squinted across the expanse of glittering sea at the line of dark clouds forming on the horizon. “what lies there,” he wondered aloud, “across the sea? ” “does the wind often howl so? ” manjiro squeaked. he knew he should not ask so many questions, but he couldn’t himself. “i’d be like the noble samurai of old times: heroic warriors who were loyal to their lords, and who studied calligraphy and poetry as well as the art of fighting.” “may i humbly suggest,” manjiro said, “that on this island, we are the rulers – we are the samurai of bird island.”

"well, i know," she said. "you'll pretend you were men instead of babies. . and war will look just wonderful, so we'll have a lot more of them. and they'll be fought by babies like the babies upstairs." so then i understood. it was war that made her so angry. what point of view

Em um acidente, um caminhão carregado de solução aquosa de ácido fosfórico (h3po4) tombou, derramando cerca de 24,5 toneladas dessa solução no asfalto. quantas toneladas de óxido de cálcio (cao) seriam necessárias para reagir totalmente com essa quantidade de ácido? 2 h3po4 + 3 cao → ca3(po4)2 + 3 h2o a. 14t b. 29t c. 42t d. 7t e. 21t

Usatestprep 1) how might an article with the same information as this passage be used for a different purpose by a different author? a) the author of the new article might be celebrating the great variety and richness of the english language. b) the author of the new article might be demonstrating how travel affects the integration of new words into a language. c) the author of the new article might be trying to educate readers about how many foreign words are in the english language. d) the author of the new article might be arguing that the english language is being corrupted by the influence of foreign languages. reactivate 2) from steal this book, by abbie hoffman pay phones you can make a local 10 cent call for 2 cents by spitting on the pennies and dropping them in the nickel slot. as soon as they are about to hit the trigger mechanism, bang the coin-return button. another way is to spin the pennies counter-clockwise into the nickel slot. hold the penny in the slot with your finger and snap it spinning with a key or other flat object. both systems take a certain knack, but once you've perfected the technique, you'll always have it in your survival kit. if two cents is too much, how about a call for 1 penny? cut a 1/4 strip off the telephone book cover. insert the cardboard strip into the dime slot as far as it will go. drop a penny in the nickel slot until it catches in the mechanism (spinning will ). then slowly pull the strip out until you hear the dial tone. in the first paragraph of "steal this book," the term "technique" can best be defined as a) style of clothing b) necessary routine c) emotional control d) method of movement 3) which word or phrase from this article would a reader most likely be able to define without knowing the language from which it derived? a) parka b) regatta c) flamenco d) bon chance 4) which of these is true about the phrase bon chance? a) it means “good luck.” b) it means “boat race.” c) it comes from germany. d) it comes from england. 5) from steal this book, by abbie hoffman pay phones you can make a local 10 cent call for 2 cents by spitting on the pennies and dropping them in the nickel slot. as soon as they are about to hit the trigger mechanism, bang the coin-return button. another way is to spin the pennies counter-clockwise into the nickel slot. hold the penny in the slot with your finger and snap it spinning with a key or other flat object. both systems take a certain knack, but once you've perfected the technique, you'll always have it in your survival kit. if two cents is too much, how about a call for 1 penny? cut a 1/4 strip off the telephone book cover. insert the cardboard strip into the dime slot as far as it will go. drop a penny in the nickel slot until it catches in the mechanism (spinning will ). then slowly pull the strip out until you hear the dial tone. the tricks discussed in this passage from steal this book would not be of any if a) you have no dimes, only pennies. b) you have no pennies, only quarters. c) you have only two pennies. d) you have only one penny. 6)