Read the passage from “the caged bird.”
but a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
[his shadow shouts] on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
read the passage from shakespeare’s “sonnet 29.”
when, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
i all alone beweep my outcast state,
and trouble deaf heaven with [my bootless cries],
and look upon myself and curse my fate,
in both poems, the connotation of the underlined language implies
despair.
disgust.
hatred.
sorrow.

Determine the meaning of the word *propel* using the context clues in the sentence. wind power is the ability to capture the wind in a way to *propel* the blades of wind turbines. a) to move slowly b) to urge onward c) to stop from moving d) to drive, or cause to move, forward

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.