) Mark McManus was one of the best students and one of the shyest kids in our whole school. He would hang around a few kids at recess, but other times he would keep to himself, reading a book on the steps until it was time to go in. Sometimes, Mark would sit scribbling things in the little black notebook he always kept in his pocket. Any time we would ask him what he was writing, he would say, “Just writing,” and keep on scribbling. (2) That’s why we were all so surprised when he entered the talent show. We couldn’t imagine him standing up there in front of an entire auditorium full of students. When his turn came, he pulled the microphone out of its stand, pulled that same little notebook out of his pocket, and waited for the music to begin. When it did, those same eyes that he usually kept glued to the floor looked straight into the audience. The voice that always seemed to mumble now came out loud and clear, with some of the smoothest hip-hop rhymes we had ever heard.

How does the author use indirect characterization (hints) to reveal that Mark is creative? Use the R-A-C-E strategy in order to answer this question.

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What should you most consider when deciding whether an image is appropriate for your technical document?

1.at the trials, she won both the 50 and 100 meter freestyle events. 2.her last olympic appearance was at the 2000 sydney games. 3.now her sights are set on olympic history at the 2008 beijing games. 4.dara torres is an amazing swimmer who qualified at the olympic trials to become the oldest olympic female swimmer. 5.with that excellent performance, she is eligible to contend for a medal at the olympics. what is the most logical order for these sentences?

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.