The animals thought that perhaps there was dirt at the depths of the ocean, but they had never tried to reach the bottom before. one by one they tried to swim down, but their attempts were futile. finally, the muskrat disappeared into the cold depth of the ocean. after a lengthy amount of time, he drifted to the surface with a tiny speck of earth in his hand. he appeared to be dead, but the animals prayed and chanted, and finally he stirred. the earth-diver was successful in bringing forth the soil to make the earth grow. which sentences from the excerpt best support the idea that the iroquois valued sacrifice by one for the good of all? the animals thought that perhaps there was dirt at the depths of the ocean, but they had never tried to reach the bottom before. after a lengthy amount of time, he drifted to the surface with a tiny speck of earth in his hand. he appeared to be dead. . [t]he animals prayed and chanted, and finally he stirred. the earth-diver was successful in bringing forth the soil to make the earth grow.

The brother of a presidential candidate writes an editorial in which he defends this candidate against charges of corruption. in such a circumstance, it is most appropriate for the reader to a) suspect that the candidate may have been framed. b) consider whether the candidate has the best family or not. c) wonder if the writer may be biased, due to his family connection. d) wonder if the writer may be inaccurate, due to wanting to get people to read his column. \

What is a hyperbole in the book messenger

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.