Why would Congress' passing of an act to make the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday be an important development in the history of Labor Day? A. It recognized how the nation should plan celebrations held for the American Worker. B. It creates a national observance on the day originally selected by the central Labor Union in 1884. C. The act attributed the founding of the holiday to Matthew Maguire, a machinist. D. The act acknowledged the work of Peter J. McGuire, a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder. when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information. the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag. the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward. the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away. the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward. wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.

Hich of the following headlines is a fact? a. president vetoes bill as predicted b. hardworking teacher fired over student grades c. election in one western town makes mockery of democracy d. freedom fighters overthrow evil regime

Aclause that fails to desecribe a complete thought is a(n) ?