COMPARATIVE: In “Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger,” President Reagan addresses the public about a national tragedy. In A Night to Remember, the tragedy is recounted through interviews with various people who experienced the Titanic’s crash. How do the different structures of the texts help to effectively communicate information regarding the tragedies? Are there advantages or disadvantages to the structure of either text? Which one do you prefer? Cite specific examples from the text to explain which structure better helps to effectively communicate information and make the author’s point.
"Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger" is a speech given by President Reagan in the immediate aftermath of the Challenger disaster, whereas "A Night to Remember" is a non-fiction book written by Walter Lord about the sinking of the Titanic. The structure of the two texts is quite different, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages in terms of effectively communicating information about the tragedies.
One advantage of President Reagan's speech is that it is delivered in real-time, immediately following the event. This allows him to address the nation with a sense of urgency and to provide a sense of comfort and reassurance to the American people. Additionally, as the President, he has access to information about the disaster that the general public does not have, which allows him to provide a more detailed and accurate account of what happened.
On the other hand, A Night to Remember is written after the event, which allows Walter Lord to research, interview, and gather a great deal of information about the tragedy, including different perspectives and accounts of what happened. This allows him to provide a more in-depth and nuanced understanding of the event.
In terms of which structure is better at effectively communicating information and making the author's point, it is difficult to say, as it depends on the specific goals of the text. In President Reagan's speech, his primary goal is to provide a sense of comfort and reassurance to the American people, and in that regard, his structure is quite effective. On the other hand, A Night to Remember's primary goal is to provide a detailed and nuanced understanding of the event, which it does effectively.
In conclusion, both structures effectively communicate information about the tragedies in their own way, and the choice of structure depends on the specific goals of the text.
Why was Anne worried about the amount of time that she had missed school?
Answer:
Because if u miss school then you're missing out on learning and you will end up with homework
Explanation:
Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
81. EXT. FIELD – NIGHT – ANGLE SHOT LOOKING TOWARD METAL SIDE OF SPACE CRAFT 81.
Which sits shrouded in darkness. An open door throws out a beam of light from the illuminated interior.
Based on this excerpt, this teleplay is
a. fantasy fiction because it focuses on magical ideas that cannot be supported by science.
b. fantasy fiction because it retells the history and impact of space travel on society.
c. science fiction because it contains fictional elements based on scientific theory.
d. science fiction because it explains specific scientific facts in an entertaining format.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
I know it's Sci fi because it has a space craft but it's not d because it does not explain scientific facts
The Diary of Anne Frank
Act I, Scene 4
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Directions: Answer the following questions after reading Act I, scene 4 of The Diary of Anne Frank.
1. Why does Anne start having nightmares?
2. Why has Anne been mean to her mom?
3. What specifically does Anne do in this scene that is cold to her mom?
4. If Anne wants to be better, then why does she keep doing bad things?
5. Why does Edith start talking German to Otto?
6. What would be one thing you would want to do if you were captured and then freed?
7. How do the others react to Anne’s nightmares?
8. Why would the play not be able to show every day they are hiding?
9. How does the play try to show the most important events?
10. Why would events be pushed together into a scene even if they did not really happen during that time period?
Answer:
1. Anne starts having nightmares because she is feeling trapped and claustrophobic in the attic where the Frank family and the Van Daan family are hiding from the Nazis.
2. Anne has been mean to her mother because she feels frustrated, and confined in the attic, and she is also going through the typical teenage struggles of wanting more independence and autonomy.
3. In this scene, Anne is cold to her mother by ignoring her when she tries to talk to her and by being sarcastic and dismissive when her mother tries to give her advice.
4. Anne wants to be better, but she is struggling with her emotions and her difficult situation, which leads her to act out in negative ways.
5. Edith starts talking German to Otto because she is worried that they may be overheard by the Nazis and wants to speak in a language they will not understand.
6. If I were captured and then freed, one thing I would want to do is to reconnect with my loved ones and make sure they are safe and well.
7. The others react to Anne's nightmares by being sympathetic and understanding, but also by reminding her that they need to be quiet in order to avoid being discovered.
8. The play would not be able to show every day they are hiding because it would be too time-consuming and would not effectively convey the important themes and emotions of the story.
9. The play tries to show the most important events by focusing on the moments that are most crucial to the development of the characters and the plot.
10. Events may be pushed together into a scene even if they did not really happen during that time period in order to create a more cohesive and dramatic narrative.
Explanation: Read it, and answered the best I could (:
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would you rather:
1. eat snails
2:kiss a troll
Answer:
2
Explanation:
Answer:
1
Explanation:
i'm french its normal to eat them over here
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Hi there! I understand Spanish can be extremely confusing, I'm here to help!
Let's break this sentence down by translating what we do know.
'El hijo'- masculine form of child, son
'tu'- your
'padre'- father
Let's combine these words together.
'The son of your father is your _________'
Now, think about if your dad had a son. That would make him your brother.
Translating brother to Spanish is 'hermano' (masculine form). So your final answer is hermano.
How did Sampson injure his foot? Given the typical ways in which neighborhood boys might get into trouble, what is ironic or unexpected about the way Sampson was hurt?
Hint: Read "We Beat The Street"
Answer:
Tagging along with his older brother, Andre, age ten, and Andre's street wise friend, Leslie, Sampson manages to badly mangle his foot.
Explanation:
i think this is the answer not fully sure tho.
Answer:
they can get in trouble by falling or like doing something they're not supposed to?
Explanation:
Directions: Answer the following questions after reading Act I, scene 3 of The Diary of Anne Frank.
1. Why would Ms. Van Daan tease Peter about Anne being hl bedroom as a 40 year-old man?
Peter's shoes are being concealed by Anne as a joke on him. Peter becomes humiliated and retreats to his home to feed her cat as Anne and him fight over the shoes.
Does Peter develop feelings for Anne?Peter and Anne drew closer the more time they spent in hiding. Anne took the initiative because she felt the need to talk to someone about her thoughts. They started interacting more frequently. Peter and Anne started dating.
What transpired between Peter and Anne?Officials at the Frank Frank House claim that Peter Schiff passed away in Auschwitz on May 31, 1945, 4 weeks after the camp was liberated and only a few years after Anne Frank.
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Ron the Rabbit is a rocket when he races to Rochester to buy red ribbons for wrapping roses. Which literary device is NOT used in the sentence?
A) metaphor
B) alliteration
C) simile
D) personification
The Diary of Anne Frank
Act I, Scene 4
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Directions: Answer the following questions after reading Act I, scene 4 of The Diary of Anne Frank.
1. Why does Anne start having nightmares?
Anne starts having nightmares about being arrested by the green police, she screamed so loud that the people hiding worried that someone might have heard Anne.
2. Why has Anne been mean to her mom?
Anne has been mean to her mom because she says her mother is cold, unca
3. What specifically does Anne do in this scene that is cold to her mom?
Anne was yelling at her mom and telling how she feels but her mother doesn’t care.
4. If Anne wants to be better, then why does she keep doing bad things?
5. Why does Edith start talking German to Otto?
6. What would be one thing you would want to do if you were captured and then freed?
7. How do the others react to Anne’s nightmares?
They reacted to Anne’s nightmares as either scared that someone heard her or simply didn’t care and said that she’ll get over it.
8. Why would the play not be able to show every day they are hiding?
9. How does the play try to show the most important events?
10. Why would events be pushed together into a scene even if they did not really happen during that time period?
Answer:
Anne has no friends and teaches dignity
Explanation:
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Answer:
rizz
Explanation:
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Answer: Tia
Explanation: The grandma's daughter and sister of your mother would be an aunt
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Answer:Nonfiction
Explanation:Nonfiction has facts in it :)
Answer:
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Is this a thesis statement?
Jimmy Carter's most significant contribution as president was presiding over a peace agreement between Egyptian and Israeli leaders in 1978.
Yes or No
Answer: Yes it is
Explanation: it could be shorter but yes it’s thesis’s.
Are you happy with the way you look? What is your best feature.
Answer:
I'm very happy with the way i look :> my best feature is my personality.
What about you?:>
A mobile phone is a wireless handheld device that allows users to make and receive calls. While the earliest generation of mobile phones could only make and receive calls, today's mobile phones do a lot more, accommodating web browsers, games, cameras, video players and navigational systems. Also, while mobile phones used to be mainly known as "cell phones" or cellular phones, today's mobile phones are more commonly called "smartphones" because of all of the extra voice and data services that they offer.
Answer:Jo agrees to marry Professor Bhaer but would not marry Laurie is explained below in detail.
Explanation:
She was reluctant to consider the approach of any sort of passionate connection but said she loved him devotedly and that she did not think to ever marry anyone, indicating she loved him as a friend. Yet she also stated she felt he was “a fabulous chance too good” for her and after the novel she admired him to be the kind of man all should want to be – so the “she did not acknowledge that way about him” line is need to be discussed. Nevertheless, how could she have come to consider whatever emotions she might have for him as “right,” given her mother’s logic and her lack of experience?
Explanation:
A Life in Hiding ( Secret of Annex ) - Anne Frank
Answer this question
Describe at least three emotional events that happened while hiding.
Which sentence from the passage best shows how a change of setting leads to the main conflict?
A "Come on, Lacey, we're going to be late,' said Eric, annoyed that his little sister kept stopping to look at the vendor's carts when he was due at the meadow to sing with his school chorus."
B"Most artisans had open stalls, but this was a tent with ornate walls fringed with gold tassels."
C"Eric whirled around to see a man in a brown leather vest reading from a scroll: 'Eric, a boy apprenticed to Randolph the silversmith, has fled from the neighboring town."
" D "Close on his sister's heels, Eric rushed through its heavy doors and slammed them shut."
Answer:
C"Eric whirled around to see a man in a brown leather vest reading from a scroll: 'Eric, a boy apprenticed to Randolph the silversmith, has fled from the neighboring town."
Explanation:
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which of these has a alliteration in it?
A) A Pioneer Named Peter
B) Zeus, Hercules, and Odysseus
C) The Mystery of the Disappearing Baseball Bats
D) News of Knights and Gnus
Answer:
Explanation:
A Pioneer named Peter
Alliteration is when you have words of similar starting sounds (for example: Mary was marvelously malicious. They all - except for and - start with an m) thus Pioneer Peter, is a form of alliteration
Correct the following sentence. Make sure that your sentence includes a plural demonstrative pronoun. Do you like these kind of games? Corrected Sentence:
ANSWER ASAP
Answer:
Do you like these kinds of games?
Explanation:
Answer:
Do you like these kinds of games?
(I hope that's what you were asking for! Also if the 'games' were near to the person then we would use the word 'these' and if the 'games' were far from the person then we would use the word 'those.'
What qualities are important in order to have an impressive personality?
Answer:
d
Explanation:
The resolution is the most exciting part of the plot. How would you change this sentence to make it true?
A) change resolution to climax
B) change most exciting to first
C) change plot to conflict
D) change resolution to setting
Answer:
A
Explanation:
can someone tell me the answers to these please TwT
i think the answers are:
3 is askew, 1 is indignant, 7 is contemplate, 8 is lenient, 9 is copious, 10 is reverently.
im not sure about 11 though, cuz it's blank lol
Answer:
Explanation:
1 is indignant
2 is Fluke
3 is askew
4 is Disarray
5 is Tormented
6 is Absurd
7 is contemplate
8 is lenient
9 is copious
10 is reverently.
You did not provide enough information for question 11 to be answered.
Juan is reading a book called A Pioneer Named Peter. He has already read the book Zeus, Hercules, and Odysseus. Next, he will read The Mystery of the Disappearing Baseball Bats. This book, News of Knights and Gnus, looks good, too! Which book is historical fiction?
A) A Pioneer Named Peter
B) Zeus, Hercules, and Odysseus
C) The Mystery of the Disappearing Baseball Bats
D) News of Knights and Gnus
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Answer: Probably a Pioneer named Peter.
Explanation: Pioneers are part of history, but the main character (Peter) is most likely a made up person.
Task: Go on a Poetry Safari Hunt to identify types of poetry that you enjoy the most. Your Safari should include one of each of the following poetry forms:
Ballad
Elegy
Ode
Lyric
Haiku
Three of your choice
Review
Directions: For each poem provide the following:
A web link to the poem
Title
Author
Publication date
Form (classify the type)
A one-sentence summary of the poem
Why it meets the requirements of the form (type)
Is there a rhyme?
Why you chose this poem
I already have done 2 poems (Lyric, Haiku) Can someone please help me with and elegy poem?
What is George’s hope for himself as a current adult? What does Miss Johnson have to do with this goal?
Hint: Read "We Beat The Street"
Answer:
But we weren't bad kids—just kids in need of focus and direction. We want to show that obstacles can be overcome and how struggles can lead to success. We hope.
Explanation:
not rlly sure bout this one.
Please help, it's with 50 points...
Procedural Text!
Write a procedural text for a SHORT process, such as making a type of food item, playing a simple game, or participating in a sport or hobby. Complete the following requirements below and make sure to show your teacher when you are finished.
Requirements:
1. Title of procedure
2. List of materials
3. Seven or more steps
4 At least two steps include appropriate graphics
5. Elements and guidelines of how to write a procedural text are reviewed and implemented
Answer:
How to make tacos
First, gather these ingredients and materials:
1. corn or flour tortillas 2. ground beef or chicken
3. lettuce 4. tomato
5. packet of taco seasoning 6. sour cream (optional)
7. olive oil 8. 12 in. non stick skillet
9. wooden spoon 10. Paring knife
11. cast iron pan
Afterwards, put the 12 in. nonstick skillet on the stove over medium low heat with a teaspoon of olive oil. While it heats up, take the meat out and discard the packaging, then put it in the skillet, flattening it out with the wooden spoon so that all of it makes contact with the pan. Raise heat to medium high.
After the meat is mostly cooked, add in the packet of taco seasoning. Stir until it is fully incorporated. After meat is fully cooked, turn off the heat and move to a cool burner.
Then, shred the lettuce and dice the tomatoes with paring knife.
Place tortillas in cast iron over high heat. When they are soft, remove them and place them in a tortilla warmer. Turn off heat.
Serve meat, lettuce, and tomato in a tortilla with sour cream, if desired.
Enjoy
Explanation: Hope this helps!
Which of the following narrative techniques does not affect the pacing of a narrative?
Dialogue
Flashback
Juxtaposition
Sentence length
Sentence length does not affect the pacing of a narrative.It is as it is .
What is narrative?Dialogue, flashback, and juxtaposition are all narrative techniques that can affect the pacing of a narrative in different ways.
Dialogue can affect pacing by speeding up or slowing down the narrative, depending on how much dialogue is used and how quickly the characters are speaking. Short, snappy dialogue can create a fast pace, while longer, more descriptive dialogue can slow the pace down.
Flashback, on the other hand, can interrupt the flow of the narrative and slow down the pace, as the reader is taken back to a previous event or moment in time. It can also be used to provide important backstory or context to the current events of the narrative.
Juxtaposition can also affect pacing, as it involves placing two contrasting elements side by side, which can create a sense of tension or suspense. It can also create a faster pace by shifting quickly between different scenes or perspectives.
Sentence length can also affect pacing, with shorter sentences creating a faster pace and longer sentences slowing it down. However, it is worth noting that sentence length alone may not have as significant an impact on pacing as other narrative techniques.
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Answer:
Juxtaposition
Explanation:
I got it right on the quiz.
What is the purpose of an argument?(1 point)
to give facts about an informational topic
to share an opinion that is supported by evidence
to explain ways someone might disagree with you
to list evidence you want to share with readers
Answer:
to share an opinion that is supported by evidence
Answer: to share an idea that is supported by facts and examples to share an opinion that is supported by evidence
HELP!! point of view in informational texts
read the text and answer the questions:
1. What is the author’s purpose?
2. What is the type of Writing?
3. Analyze the point of view.
even answers to 1 or 2 questions is fine. anything helps.