We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep. I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hour. If we refused, or rather used up, such paltry information as we get, the oracles would distinctly inform us how this might be done.
(2) I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion. For most men, it appears to me, are in a strange uncertainty about it, whether it is of the devil or of God, and have somewhat hastily concluded that it is the chief end of man here to "glorify God and enjoy him forever."
(3) Still we live meanly, like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men; like pygmies we fight with cranes;1 it is error upon error, and clout upon clout, and our best virtue has for its occasion a superfluous and evitable wretchedness. Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail. In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized life, such are the clouds and storms and quicksands and thousand-and-one items to be allowed for, that a man has to live, if he would not founder and go to the bottom and not make his port at all, by dead reckoning, and he must be a great calculator indeed who succeeds. Simplify, simplify. Instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one; instead of a hundred dishes, five; and reduce other things in proportion. . . .
(from Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau)
_________________________________________________________________
1 a reference to Classical mythology and the Iliad where a race of dwarfs were in constant war with cranes
__________________________________________________________________
Select the correct answer.
According to the structure of the second sentence of paragraph 2 ("I did not . . . quite necessary"), the word "resignation" is parallel to
A.
"necessary."
B.
"living is so dear."
C.
"unless it was quite necessary."
D.
"what was not life."

Answer:

a

Explanation:

what are the functions to make your descriptive paragraph decriptive

A “forward area” is:

A. The loading space for a supply chain.

B. The original supply location for a supply chain.

C. An area close to combat.

D. The space in a vehicle where supplies are loaded.

Plss help ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER MARKED START OF WAR
PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text?
A. The South’s attack on Fort Sumter was completely unexpected, as the North
believed that they had come to an agreement.
B. The attack on Fort Sumter was enough to start the Civil War because of the high
number of soldiers who were killed.
C. The attack on Fort Sumter was the result of prolonged tensions between the
North and the South and was the official beginning of a long and bloody war.
D. While the South attempted to weaken the North by attacking their forts, the
North tried to deprive the South of necessary resources.

I got my diver license last week like we always talked about finish the lyrics who ever does it get a brainliest also make sure 2 people answer so i can choose

Look at the skeleton composition Paragraph 4 supports the thesis in the paragraph
Introduction: Almost all sports, whether indoor or outdoor, require stamina and physical fitness

Paragraph 1 (thesis):Perhaps the most demanding sport requiring the most heart and lung action
is marathon running
Body: Although many sports provide very strenuous exercise, they do not utilize all the major
muscles in the way that marathon running does
Paragraph 2: muscles used in running
Paragraph 3: Although a runner may die from a heart attack, most deaths among runners are
caused by incautious running, lack of proper training, or not receiving a thorough physical
examination
Paragraph 4: Another important factor in marathon running is the variety of terrain that adds
even more challenge to the runner's stamina.
Paragraph 5: Most important of all are the statistics of longevity (long life) of marathon runners
Conclusion
by proving that marathon running is very strenuous
by talking about the terrain a runner encounters

Which situation is an example of an external conflict?
A. A man feels lonely when his company sends him to a new office.
B. A young boy tries to decide if he wants to play football or the
piano.
C. A teenager tries to get her high school to rehire a favorite teacher.
D. A woman struggles to regain her self-confidence after a divorce.
HELP PLEASE!!!!!

If you had the power to erase the
memories of all the times you have experienced
pain (sadness, unhappiness, fear, grief,
loneliness) would you want to do it? How would
you change it? EXPLAIN AND ELABORATE

In the sentence three of the first paragraph of the selection of The Loner, find the phrase from the sentence that the author used to help you feel the boy's loneliness or his exhaustion. Type the phrase into the space below.

The Loner:
1) Beyond him the road climbed another hill and upon the crest spruce trees bent in the wind and shadows spread like dark water seeping from the mountainside. The ruffled edges of the clouds had turned gold and for a moment it seemed that the whole world had become golden, the dried slopes about him reflecting the coming sunset. He was used to being out of doors at all hours but he had never seen anything like this and he stood, swaying wearily, caught by its splendor. In the distance, off to his right, a herd of deer driven from the higher ridges by the first signs of winter, moved slowly across the bronze grass. Except for birds, they were the first signs of life he had seen in days of struggling through this country, and suddenly the enormity of the space around him and the loneliness of its silence became more than he could stand and he found himself running toward the animals, leaving the road and scrambling over sun-scorched pastureland in a fury of haste.


Note: The phrase should be 2 words long. Remember that a phrase is not a complete sentence and shouldn’t include any capitalization or punctuation.

Small Note: this phrase is in the first paragraph.

Item 2
In “Malala the Powerful,” Malala Yousafzai's viewpoint is that no one has the right to oppress women and prevent them from having an education and a career.

How is this viewpoint best conveyed?


A. She resists and speaks out against the Taliban.

B. She attends school in the United Kingdom.

C. She publishes a memoir of her accomplishments.

D. She establishes the Malala Fund to support women.

What challenge did Roosevelt face in presenting his Four Freedoms speech to
his audience?

Analyze: How does the poet structure the lines in a way that keeps it close to "sounding" like natural speech?​

Please help me You are completing a word map on the word envious. Envious means "to feel
or show envy or jealousy." What word could you put on the top right?
A. Hateful
B. Talkative
C. Jealous
D. Rude

help me please.
i will mark as brainliest

Are there other living things inside your house aside from you and your pets? What do you think are the factors inside your house that enables them to stay alive? ​

a summary about "transcript of full Joseph McNeil interview in 4-5 sentences".

Which is the best definition of academic vocabulary?
A. the list of vocabulary words assigned at each school grade level
B. conversational words used in everyday speech and writing
C. the growth of personal vocabulary through daily work with a dictionary
D. formal words and terms used in classrooms to discuss school subjects

Someone help me please

What is the importance of the two-letters that arrived at Gerta's apartment?

Short summary of The lighting thief.

Yall know ur point of veiw huh huh huhhhhhh
Read the passage. Then, select the point of view.

My Aunt Helen was my favorite person in the whole world. She was my mom's sister. She got straight A's when she was a teenager, and she used to give me books to read. My father said that the books were a little too old for me, but I liked them, so he just shrugged and let me read.

first person
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient

When I got home, I was excited to see that my new bike [BLANK]

A) has been delivered
B) had been delivered
C) was delivered

Who are the main characters? what pact did they make why? the legend of the moon and stars​

2. The process of how images are formed in a camera is similar to that of our
own eyes. What do you think is the difference between a camera and the
human eye in terms of the process of image formation?​

the main verb of a verb phrase is always the first word of a phrase true or false

what is the theme of the play Frankenstein?

Read these paragraphs and answer the question that follows:

In 2008, more than one million American students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities. They made a difference in people's lives and learned some important life lessons in the process. Organizations, including schools, are actively promoting service for all citizens as a way to be involved, help others, and improve themselves.
Service is helping other people and being active in your community. For example, one group of teens planted a community garden with their friends. They grow a variety of vegetables. The garden requires regular care. The teens donate the produce to a local soup kitchen. Workers there use the produce to help feed people in the community. By tending the garden and donating their produce, the teens are actively helping make life a bit better for others in their community.
Service is valuable in ways that cannot be measured in dollars. People volunteer or serve others without expecting money or gifts in return. Service is not about earning money. It is not just collecting money to give to a group. It is about action and contributing to the common good. The people who serve as well as those who receive help benefit in many ways that are more important than money or gifts. For example, a soup kitchen provides essential food to people who may otherwise go hungry. The soup kitchen is extremely valuable for those struggling to get enough to eat. Those serving learn about compassion and how helping others can improve life for all.
Millions of Americans are making society better for themselves and for others. They are participating citizens in their community, raising up those who are less fortunate. In return, they become better people who can understand the perspectives and needs of others, which are invaluable and important qualities of good citizens.
Which sentence is a support detail for paragraph three? (5 points)

Question 1 options:

1)

Service is valuable in ways that cannot be measured in dollars.

2)

Service is helping other people and being active in your community.

3)

Workers there use the produce to help feed people in the community.

4)

The soup kitchen is extremely valuable for those struggling to get enough to eat.

wirite a letter to your teacher telling him or her what you do after school​

please help asap!!!!
the poem is “I Remember, I Remember” by Thomas Hood

Research: to clarify: choose at least one unfamiliar detail from the text, Briefly research that detail in what way the information you learned shed light on an aspect of the story?

please help! From Walter Dean Meyers' story, Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push": "The school has a special bus for wheelchairs and the driver always takes the long way to my house, which is a little irritating when you've got a ton of homework that needs to get done, and I had a ton and a half." What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence?