60 points o_o
it may be cold up north, but down in the gulf they are fishing—scudding among the florida keys in a little white sailboat, landing for lunch on a strand as snowy as the northern streets, where the shimmering distances of white sand are paved with shell and pearl, and the tide thrums out its old song under the palms.
what sort of effect does the author attempt to create by using the simile in paragraph 8?
a) the simile is meant to signify how the author prefers the snowy streets of the north to the white sands of the florida keys.
b) the simile of snowy streets demonstrates how cold and unwelcoming the beaches of the florida keys can be to the unlucky fisherman.
c) the author wants to evoke an image of pure, white sandy beaches that look as if they were covered in snow, but are actually covered in hot sand.
d) the author is attempting to demonstrate how foolish fishing is by contrasting the cold beaches with the happy, welcoming streets of a northern town.

Padma has written a paper on the effects of the black death, a plague that struck europe in 1347 and killed millions of people. she focused on three major results of the plague: • a smaller population after the plague led to higher wages and greater independence for workers. • the power of the catholic church weakened because so many members had died and others had lost their faith. • a lack of farm workers led more people to raise livestock rather than planting crops, changing the european diet. read her conclusion: it does not seem right to say that an experience as horrifying as the black death had any “good” sides. still, the changes that followed the plague improved the lives of peasants. people who had previously lived in poverty, forced to work for a single employer, now had higher wages and the freedom to change jobs. even so, the continent had been devastated and would take many years to recover. which statement best evaluates her conclusion? a. the conclusion effectively summarizes all the writer’s main points. b. the conclusion is engaging, but it introduces an unnecessary new idea. c. the conclusion is engaging, but only summarizes one of the writer’s points. d. the conclusion is engaging but it does not summarize any of the writer’s main points.

Identify the structure of the human heart which is a muscular chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system.

Muriel does not work in a school environment, but she works at the school district office making decisions and setting policies. muriel is most likely a(n) high school teacher. education administrator. school counselor. tutor.