Which word could best replace the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph?
when we were experimenting with magnets, it was fun to make them repel each other. my friend and i could feel their power as we got them close. when we tried to make them touch, one or the other would move up, down, or off to one side.
a.
catch
b.
pull
c.
attract
d.
resist

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.

In the following conversation, which group discussion technique does emily most clearly show?

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?