Answer:
D. Even those who struggle in their lives outside of school have a responsibility to make an effort with their education.
Explanation:
In the given passage, President Obama reiterates the importance of education irrespective of one's personal life. This Back to School speech stresses the need for kids to focus on their academic life no matter what circumstances they face in life.
By stating that <em>"none [of the circumstances of your life] is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school"</em>, the President advised the students/listeners that it is important to try to make school work. Thus, the main idea of the excerpt is that everyone has the responsibility to make an effort with their education.
There isn't really a right answer to this, it's more opinion based. What did you cover in class? If its relating to foodborne illness and sanitation then you could say, "One fact that I thought was most important was to avoid cross contamination with certain foods like poultry or raw eggs"
Answer:
Finally enabled scholars to unlock the Egyptian past.
Explanation:
<em>The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone</em> by James Giblin provided an informative text on the Rosetta Stone that was discovered by researchers. This stone led to an insight into the language and history of the erstwhile unknown Egyptian life.
In the given passage from the text, the author mentioned how this discovery <em>"finally enabled scholars to unlock the Egyptian past"</em> which has been unavailable till now. It possesses the key to the life and language of the Egyptians, providing access to learn more about them.
Thus, the phrase that supports the view that the people who deciphered the hieroglyphs played an important role was "finally enabled scholars to unlock the Egyptian past".
Answer:
B. Gregor wakes up in his bed to discover that he has been turned
into a giant, hideous bug.
Explanation:
Rising action takes place after the introduction of the characters, setting etc. It is usually an event or a series of events in a plot that create the condition for conflicts to arise and to be solved. That is, if it weren't for the rising action, there would be no suspense, no problem, no climax or resolution. In "The Metamorphosis", the rising action begins when Gregor wakes up transformed into a bug. Technically speaking, everything that happens from then on could be thought of as part of the rising action. But, if we want to me more precise, the events provided in options A and C could be considered conflicts, while the event on letter D is the resolution for the conflict. Thus, the event in the rising action cause a conflict and its resolution:
Gregor is now a bug --> his family is disgusted and not sure if they should accept him --> Gregor dies, and his family is now relieved of the burden
