Read the following passage then answer the questions below. the star-spangled banner by. joanne quaglia 1. almost everyone has attended an athletic competition or a school event and has proudly risen for the singing of "the star-spangled banner" before the activities commenced. old and young alike sing the words to our national anthem with pride and patriotism. it is one of the most inspirational songs ever written. but, have you ever wondered where the song originated and what inspired its words? 2. in the summer of 1814, america continued to clash with great britain in the war of 1812. during one of the battles, the british navy led an attack on baltimore harbor, which was defended by soldiers at fort mchenry. at that time, baltimore was home to a well-known lawyer named francis scott key. british soldiers imprisoned one of key's close friends, and key and colonel john skinner, a government agent who arranged for prisoner exchanges, met wi

Fred: (waves to sarah) hi, i just moved here. my name is fred. sarah: hi fred. where are you from? fred: florida. the weather here in michigan sure is cold. sarah: i know what you mean, i moved here from san diego two years ago. wait until january. fred: i can just imagine. hey do you mind if i sit with you for a little while? sarah: no, take a seat. i’d love the company during lunch. fred: it’s been hard to meet anyone since i started school last week. sarah: no worries. i know exactly how you feel. i moved at the end of the school year and didn’t get to know anyone. then i spent the summer alone. fred: aw, bummer. it sure is tough to start a new school. sarah: yeah, but when school started again, i met some cool people. fred: i am really shy about meeting new people. sarah: well, i can introduce my friends to you. (bell rings) fred: that would be great! guess lunch is over. it’s been great talking to you. sarah: you too. meet me here for lunch tomorrow and i’ll introduce my friends. fred: great. bye. sarah: later. the conversation between fred and sarah is an example of impersonal communication. select the best answer from the choices provided t f

Excerpt from marsupials carole jenkins they are basically very timid animals and 5 exscape from their enemies by jumping away on their strong and powerful hind legs. look at the underlined section labelled 5. there may be a mistake in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling. if you find a mistake choose the answer that corrects the mistake. if there is no mistake, choose ‘correct as is.’ a) correct as is. b) escape from their enemies by jumping away c) exscape from there enemies by jumping away d) exscape from their enemie’s by jumping away

What is wrong with the sentence. the car is packed, we're already to go, and the weather is looking beautiful.