What is the purpose of this passage? to inform readers about a variety of H. G. Wells's literary works
to entertain readers with details from The War of the Worlds
to inform readers about methods for writing science fiction novels
to persuade readers of the literary merit of The War of the Worlds

Laura is writing a report about the natural resources of mississippi. she will collect information about the natural resources from many different sources. one will be a multimedia encyclopedia. when she searches for information in a multimedia encyclopedia, she finds four results. three of the results will laura, but one will not her. which of these articles will not laura write her report? a) "the oil of mississippi" b) "the timber of mississippi" c) "the politics of mississippi" d) "the natural gas of mississippi"

Dream variations by langston hughes analysisand “the tropics in new york” by claude mckay both depict a longing for another place. what are the places and what do they represent?

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.