Jack, an adolescent boy, quits school to head out west to find gold. he spends a year panning for gold until one day he finds a large nugget and heads into town to cash it in. a corrupt gold exchange officer weighs the piece and offers the boy 1,500 dollars for his find. jack takes it happily but later realizes that the officer cheated him of 500 dollars because jack didn't understand the math needed to figure the worth of the gold. what would a culture that tells this story most likely value? a. the value of pursuing wealth b. the importance of receiving an education c. the value of outwitting people d. the importance of seeking real adventure

The enemy attacked the headquarters. what is the action verb in the sentence?

What do the excerpts have in common? both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents. both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the united states. both explain why most children want to leave central america without their parents. both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in central america must face.

Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of romeo and juliet. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: 15 therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. friar laurence is motivated to offer this warning because he knows that something bad will certainly happen to the lovers. feels that romeo is acting foolishly and should not get married. enjoys giving advice because he is wise and can others. wants to caution romeo about the consequences of his actions.