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It had been three days, and we were starting to feel helpless. We had already used most of our resources and knew that if anyone was to come and look for us, it would take them weeks to find us. It was a relief that Andrew was starting to feel better after being dehydrated. We were all happy to have started a fire so that we could now drink clean water. I decided it was time to start searching the island for food and resources. I knew I wasn’t the group leader, but I was going to take charge.

When I told Max that I would head out east toward the beaches, he said I was making a big mistake and that we all needed to stay together. I disagreed with him and told him that we eventually needed to search the island to see what we could use or if anyone else occupied this land that could help us call for rescue.

Jamie and Shannon went with me to search. We walked about three miles and started to hear a sound coming from a distance. We didn’t want to get much closer because we thought it would be better to get others to help us. So, we headed back and told the others. We agreed to return to the spot in the morning. That night, as I slept under the stars, I felt a sense of hope for the first time since being stranded.

Questions:

What is the genre and how do you know?

What does the word occupied mean in paragraph 2?

What is the main idea of the story?

What is the author’s purpose in the story?

What is the author’s point of view? (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)

What is the author’s tone? What word choices helped you determine the tone?

What tools do you think you would need if you were ever stranded somewhere?

Read this passage. my career in journalism has taught me the challenges of capturing sporting events, yet gregor powell's descriptions are flawless. powell is a gold-medal paralympic swimmer, but his memoir proves that his true strength is the power of his insights. what feature distinguishes this passage as a foreword?

Can i get it's due read the poem below, and then answer the questions that follow. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. the metaphor in lines 3-4 suggest what about the mother? question 1 options: that the speaker's mother was a big, tough woman that the speaker's mother died before she should have that the speaker's mother did not leave anything to her child when she passed away that the speaker's mother was strong and brave < this is what i think the answer is. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money the speaker places a high value on the item the speaker never wears the brooch the speaker feels it could be easily replaced the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. which line from stanza 2 supports the answer the the previous question? (how does the speaker feel about the brooch the mother passed down to child? ) question 3 options: the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more yet, it is something i could spare. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. which item does the speaker admire and value the most that the mother possessed? question 4 options: courage a rock golden brooch granite the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. what is the theme of this poem? question 5 options: be careful what you wish for. some people do not get a good inheritance from their parents familial love is the most valuable thing honorable qualities can be more valuable than expensive items.

The empire state building was a. constructed by one hundred workers. b. was first lit up by president roosevelt. c. has more than one hundred stories. d took several years to complete.