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last year a carnival was experienced by my children and me for the first time. it was a neighborhood school carnival, and many of the the rides and games were enjoyed by the school children. the ferris wheel was ridden by most of the children, creating a lot of screaming and laughter. the dart game was closed after all the balloons were popped. popcorn, hot dogs, and cotton candy were eaten by the children and their families. baskets were awarded in the raffle at the end by the school principal. winning movie tickets was hoped for by our family. next time the school hosts a carnival, i’m sure it will be attended by our family.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

What mainly does the text identify as one of alexander pope’s greatest achievements? question 1 options: a) reforming the government to be democratic b) giving art its due importance in europe c) making literature accessible to all d) translating homer’s epics

Which component is necessary to create an effective and debatable thesis statement