Iwill make you ! once a farmer and a potter jointly hired a camel, and each filled one side of the saddle with his goods. as he went along the road, the camel took a mouthful every now and then from the farmer's bag of vegetables. this provoked a laugh from the potter, who thought he had the best of the bargain. but the time came for the camel to sit, and he naturally sat on the heavier side, bearing down on the pots. this caused the pots to break in the bag, and then the farmer had all the laughs to himself. what is the theme of this passage? a- a fool and his money are soon parted. b- greediness doesn't pay off in the end. c- it is important to prepare for the future. d. he who laughs last, laughs best.

Prior to researching, a writer should a. create an outline b. cite sources c. compose a draft d. create research questions select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d the answer is d

Read the passage first of all if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that[it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norway gazed down upon the world from it’s summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

Based on what he wrote in the inferno, which statement would dante most likely agree with? a. church leaders should be given leeway for their earthly actions since they are working for god. b. poets should be given a free pass to heaven since their words point others toward god. c. people, no matter their earthly status, should be judged by a fair god. d. churchgoers should be allowed into heaven just for attending church services. 2b2t