What is the main idea of the following passage? The space program wanted to send a teacher into space along with the six astronauts. Thousands of people applied to become the first teacher in space. A high-school teacher from New Hampshire was selected. Her name was Christa McAuliffe. When asked about the upcoming, historic mission, McAuliffe replied, "I want to give an ordinary person's view of space." In 1986 the spacecraft, Challenger, exploded shortly after takeoff. Everyone aboard, including Christa McAuliffe, was killed.

A)Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to be a part of a space mission, was killed in the Challenger explosion.
B) Christa McAuliffe joined a five-member crew.
C) Christa McAuliffe, a high-school teacher, was trained as an astronaut.
D In 1986 the spacecraft, Challenger, exploded shortly after takeoff.

Read the description. when he first finds the conch, piggy states that he once saw one on a person’s wall in england and that it’s “ever so valuable.” this association and the fact that the boys use the conch to call a meeting immediately establish the conch as a symbol. what does the conch symbolize? the conch symbolizes the wildness of their environment. the conch symbolizes violence and savagery. the conch symbolizes humor and fun. the conch symbolizes order and civilization.

Question 1 (1 point) five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. but one hundred years later, the negro still is not free. one hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. one hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. one hundred years later, the negro is still languished in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. in the first paragraph of this passage, which literary technique does mlk use? question 1 options: a. this is an example of personification because it compares segregation to being in chains. b. this is an example of hyperbole because it gives it gives human characteristics to segregation. c. this is an example of allusion because it references the language used in the emancipation proclamation, which freed slaves in 1863, 100 years before this speech was presented. d. this is an example of onomatopoeia because he uses the words seared and withering to describe the injustices experienced by african americans.

How is blue ridge different from the other mountain regions in georgia? check all that apply. it has higher elevations. it has a warmer climate. it includes national forest land. it includes brasstown bald. it has fewer visitors and tourists