Manuel was ready for the big day. He was going to make history by competing in the prestigious race of Speed Extraordinaire. Nobody from his small town had ever made it to even the pre-qualifying stage. The day before, he ate the healthiest meals his mother prepared for him and relaxed with his family between practices. They all wished him luck and waited eagerly for the next day. Manuel was ready for tomorrow. He had done everything right the day before, and he went to bed feeling great. He set his alarm to go off at five and closed his eyes. Manuel felt so much at ease than when he tried to shut his mind for the day, it refused. The battle between his desire to sleep and his mind to stay in a relaxed but awake state was too strong. Before Manuel knew it, minutes turned into hours, and the clock struck four.

The irony in this piece is that
A.
Manuel does everything he is supposed to, but he fails.
B.
Manuel sets his alarm to go off, but he does not need it.
C.
Manuel tries so hard to relax that he cannot fall asleep.
D.
Manuel is going to make history despite the lack of rest.

“dènouement” is another word for the of a plot.

Which values of the ancient greeks are most emphasized in the excerpt?

Welcome to the vocabulary assessment. by connecting with words in a more interactive way, through a graphic organizer that includes your own ideas, we hope you will learn new vocabulary strategies to integrate into your course work and your everyday life. objectives: use a variety of techniques to acquire a range of words determine, clarify, and illustrate the meaning of unfamiliar words to ensure that you properly and successfully complete the vocabulary assessment, do the following: complete the assessment using the passage provided. select a word from the passage, and identify/create each of the following for that word: denotation connotations synonyms antonyms affixes the sentence from the passage where the word appears an original sentence using the word a memory trick type your responses in the appropriate boxes. after you have typed your responses, print your graphic organizer and submit it to your teacher. be careful not to refresh the page before printing, as some browsers will not save your work. passage from "the pit and the pendulum" by edgar allan poe very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound—the tumultuous motion of the heart, and in my ears the sound of its beating. then a pause in which all is blank. then again sound, and motion, and touch, a tingling sensation pervading my frame. then the mere consciousness of existence, without thought, a condition which lasted long. then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state. then a strong desire to lapse into insensibility. then a rushing revival of soul and a successful effort to move. and now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon. then entire forgetfulness of all that followed; of all that a later day and much earnestness of endeavor have enabled me vaguely to recall.