One Night at Camp by Marty Alexander

1 The wind sang in a breathy whisper as it whipped the tree branches back and forth. Clouds and mist dimmed the moonlight, and the dampness from the earlier rains lay across the campsite like a cold, soggy blanket.
2 Carl clenched his teeth together, trying to still the shivers that shook his body. He slid down deeper into his sleeping bag as if he could somehow burrow into warmth that would also make him invisible to anything that might be lurking near the campsite. It worked, or at least he thought so as he drifted off to sleep.
3 Carl's feet felt the cold of a bare floor as he stood peering out of a cabin window into a thick stand of trees. The night was pitch black and mostly silent, with only the occasional call of an owl on the hunt.
4 Soon, the wind began to pick up. Leaves swirled past the window as tree branches seemed to stretch out and try to pry it open. Slowly, Carl started to back away from the window, thinking to go back to the welcome warmth of his bed. Then, he heard it. It was a sound that began like the first low rumbles of thunder before a storm—only this was constant and rhythmic with a pitch that rose and fell like one end of a creaking seesaw. Carl stood frozen as the noise seemed to draw closer to the cabin and grow louder with each passing second. He could neither run nor cry out. Then . . .
5 Jumping awake, Carl sat upright in his tent gasping for air. It took several seconds for him to understand what had happened.
6 He had been dreaming! Through the fabric of the tent, he could see the shadow of the tree branches as they fought the wind. He looked over at his best friend Todd, with whom he shared the tent. Todd rolled over onto his side, then settled back down. His snoring was the rumble in Carl's dream.
7 Relieved, Carl was about to tuck back in himself when Mr. Jakes, the chaperone, popped his head through the tent flap and said, "Let's head back up the road to the lodge before the storm catches us out here."
8 Carl was ready in a flash. He had never been a fan of camping out, and this trip had done nothing to change that.
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Select the correct answer.
How is the story's conflict resolved?
A.
The chaperone takes Carl and the other campers inside.
B.
Carl goes to sleep to block out his fears.
C.
The campers decide that the weather is dangerous and go home.
D.
Carl wakes up from his bad dream.

14 chromosomes

explanation:

sperm cells of the russian dwarf hamster contain 14 chromosomes. how many chromosomes are found in a normal body cell of the russian dwarf hamster? a cell with 20 chromosomes undergoes mitosis.

i have learned a great many things from participating in varsity football. it has changed my entire outlook on and attitude toward life. before my freshman year at [high-school], i was shy, had low self-esteem and turned away from seemingly impossible challenges. football has altered all of these qualities. on the first day of freshman practice, the team warmed up with a game of touch football. the players were split up and the game began. however, during the game, i noticed that i didn't run as hard as i could, nor did i try to evade my defender and get open. the fact of the matter is that i really did not want to be thrown the ball. i didn't want to be the one at fault if i dropped the ball and the play didn't succeed. i did not want the responsibility of the team because i was too afraid of making a mistake. that aspect of my character led the first years of my high school life. i refrained from asking questions in class, afraid they might be considered too stupid or dumb by my classmates. all the while, i went to practice and everyday, i went home physically and mentally exhausted.

yet my apprehension prevailed as i continued to fear getting put in the game in case another player was injured. i was still afraid of making mistakes and getting blamed by screaming coaches and angry teammates. sometimes these fears came true. during my sophomore season, my position at backup guard led me to play in the varsity games on many occasions. on such occasions, i often made mistakes. most of the time the mistakes were not significant; they rarely changed the outcome of a play. yet i received a thorough verbal lashing at practice for the mistakes i had made. these occurrences only compounded my fears of playing. however, i did not always make mistakes. sometimes i made great plays, for which i was congratulated. now, as i dawn on my senior year of football and am faced with two starting positions, i feel like a changed person.

over the years, playing football has taught me what it takes to succeed. from months of tough practices, i have gained a hard work ethic. from my coaches and fellow teammates, i have learned to work well with others in a group, as it is necessary to cooperate with teammates on the playing field. but most important, i have also gained self-confidence. if i fail, it doesn't matter if they mock or ridicule me; i'll just try again and do it better. i realize that it is necessary to risk failure in order to gain success. the coaches have always said before games that nothing is impossible; i know that now. now, i welcome the challenge. whether i succeed or fail is irrelevant; it is only important that i have tried and tested myself.

the topic of this essay is how the applicant has matured and changed since his freshman year. he focuses on football. one of the strengths of this essay is that it is well organized. the applicant clearly put time into the structure and planning of this essay. he uses the platform of football to discuss and demonstrate his personal growth and development through the high school years. what he could have done better was spend more time describing himself after he made improvements. as it is, he only tells us about his newfound confidence and drive. this essay would have been stronger had he actually shown us, perhaps by including a story or describing an event where his confidence made a difference

explanation:

jenkins wanted the narrator to write a ghost story for his magazine. he wanted the narrator to give the readers a story based on the supernatural. he wanted him to give the readers real 'horror' stories and not the type of live ghosts which he had presented in his earlier stories.

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