Now, it being Christmas when the ship shot from out her harbor, for a space we had biting
Polar weather, though all the time running. Which detail sets the scene?
away from it to the southward; and by every
degree and minute of latitude which we
sailed, gradually leaving that merciless
winter, and all its intolerable weather behind
us. It was one of those less lowering, but still
grey and gloomy enough mornings of the
transition, when with a fair wind the ship was
rushing through the water with a vindictive
sort of leaping and melancholy rapidity, that
as I mounted to the deck at the call of the
forenoon watch, so soon as I leveled my
glance towards the taffrail, foreboding shivers

Hat do the words partial, palatial, and potential have in common? they have the same prefix. they have the same suffix. they have similar meanings. they have the same word root.

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From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?