Read the excerpt from part one of trifles. sheriff ( unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove as if to the beginning of official business). how does the use of the word “official” in this stage direction affect the mood of the scene?

It suggests that the Sheriff is going to attempt to act professionally.

Explanation:

This is the main way in which the use of the word "official" affects the mood of the scene. In this scene, we learn that the sheriff changes his demeanour suddenly. He moves away from the stove and unbuttons his overcoat. We also learn that the movement of the sheriff indicates he will behave professionally. This might urge the reader to pay more attention to the words or to take the following actions more seriously.

onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.

to me i think class room sitting education is better. i do online school and i have not learned a think haha. when i sit in the classroom i just sit there and kind of pay attention but still i get so far ahead in the class when im doing online i have nothing else better to do but play video games and i sit in school and learn and have friends and just actually learn. when i'm doing online i sit here listing to music and get on and and look up the answers i guess that is my fault for being a cheater. but to be honest i think sitting in the classroom is better.