What was the purpose of the declaration of independence?
a. to disagree with great britain's decision to tax
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b. to propose a set of laws and principles that would govern the
new united states
c. to state that american colonies were no longer under the control
of great britain
d. to insist that people from the american colonies should serve in
the british government

This series of works has captured the imaginations of people all over the world. a. incarcerated c. jailed b. seized d. arrested

Identify whether each detail takes place in the story “the adventure of the speckled band” or in its film adaptation, the speckled band. roylott has a baboon and a leopard, which he brought from india. holmes and watson operate out of their shared apartment at 221b baker street. roylott has a baboon and a cheetah, which he brought from india. holmes and watson operate out of a fancy office with modern conveniences, such as an intercom.

Read the excerpt from “the scarlet ibis.” but mama, crying, told me that even if william armstrong lived, he would never do these things with me. he might not, she sobbed, even be “all there.” he might, as long as he lived, lie on the rubber sheet in the center of the bed in the front bedroom where the white marquisette curtains billowed out in the afternoon sea breeze, rustling like palmetto fronds. what best describes the effect of the sensory imagery used in this excerpt? it allows the reader to correctly predict that doodle will never be able to walk. it the reader to better visualize the life that might lie ahead for doodle. it introduces the reader to the setting that exists throughout most of the story. it shows the reader to see that doodle’s mom is incapable of feeling hope.