Read the excerpt from “harriet tubman: a life of toil and triumph.”

when her work in the south was finished, harriet finally returned to her home in new york. there she former enslaved persons adjust to their new lives. it would seem like her life’s work was over, now that freedom and education for former enslaved persons was assured. however, a life of ease was not part of harriet’s plan, and it was no surprise to those who knew her that she took up yet another cause. before long she was off on a tour with susan b. anthony to rally support for women’s right to vote.

finally, at the age of 83, harriet tubman was ready to return home for good. she did so, and then immediately had a house built nearby to serve homeless seniors. she then worked at the harriet tubman home for the aged until 1911, when she became too frail to do so and was made an honorary resident. she died in 1913 at the age of 93 and was buried with full military honors. it was a fitting celebration for a woman who was born enslaved, yet chose to use her free life in ways that served us all.

which detail from the excerpt reveals a change in public attitude during harriet tubman’s lifetime?

tubman built a home for homeless seniors.
tubman was buried with full military honors.
tubman returned home at the age of 83.
tubman former slaves adjust to freedom.

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.

The institute of international research is holding its annual convention. this year more than 500 scholars have been invited to hear research reports on many timely topics. approximately 250 big name scientists will be winging their way to washington, d.c. how can the underlined sentence be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage? a) approximately 250 people will be in washington, d.c. b) approximately 250 bigwigs will be flying to washington, d.c. c) approximately 250 science people will be going to washington, d.c. d) approximately 250 well-known scientists will be arriving in washington, d.c.

Type the correct answer in the box. spell all words correctly. which fungus affects the american chestnut? fungus affects the american chestnut.