1. Because we were late, the teacher cancelled the exam.
2. The teacher cancelled the exam because we were late.
3. I will help you with your assignments, but you will have to pay me to complete them.
4. Completing my exams creates an opportunity for me to have some fun.
5. My teacher was right, the test was fairly easy.
6. I was very excited about going on the ride, however it turned out to be a very boring ride.
7. “I will always be there,” she whispered right there, beside you.
8. Timothy Wilson, the basketball coach, is no longer coaching the team.
Answer:
Arm: Supports the tube and connects it to the base.
Base: The bottom of the microscope, used for support.
Answer: Old Major is absolute in his hatred of Man, as Lenin was uncompromising in his views. Lenin was responsible for changing Russia into the U.S.S.R.
Old major's speech about evils of human rouses the animals in rebelling and philosophy on the tyranny of man.
Answer:
The connotative meaning of the "fault lines" in the excerpt is something that is powerful and threatening to others.
Explanation:
Anna Quindlen, a Pulitzer-Prize winning author wrote a commentary on the Sept 11 bombing for the <em>Newsweek</em>. In her article "A Quilt Of A Country", she points out that America is home for many nationals who had come there to get a new start or a better way of life. And with this diversity, there is also unity. So, when there are threats of any kind, these different nationalities all come together, united against the common enemy. There may be "fault lines" that demarcates and separates people to people, but in times of crisis and common fight against evil such as terrorism, people forget their national identities and become Americans first. And this is what makes America great in comparison to any other country.
"It is a gold coin dropped
down a drain in Heaven"
The comparison means that it's sort of like a golden coin that someone had dropped down a sink drain on an accident, but someone dropped it down the drain in heaven and it has now landed in the sky of the Earth.
I think the author chose to make this comparison because the sun is yellow and it is sort of a golden color and it is sort of common for things to be dropped down the drain. Therefore, it is like a golden coin going down the drain of heaven and into the sky.
