Image courtesty of the US Census Bureau This excerpt is from the Application for Search of Census Records. Where can a person who wants to perform more than one search find out how much it will cost? in section 3 in sections 4 and 5 in the box at the top of the page in the introductory section of the application

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:56 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:54 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:37 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:34 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:32 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:32 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:31 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:27 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:23 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:18 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:14 AM

Three little vessels—the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery—left England in December, 1606, under the command of Captain Christopher Newport, to found a colony on the distant shores of Virginia. Two decades earlier Sir Walter Raleigh had sent out a group of settlers to what is now North Carolina, and they had disappeared mysteriously. What had happened to them? men asked. Had they been killed by the Indians? Had they fallen victims to disease? Had they starved? Those who shared in this new venture must have wondered if a like fate awaited them in this strange new land. But their spirits rose when they entered Chesapeake Bay. Landing parties were delighted with the "fair meddowes ... full of flowers of divers kinds and colors," the "goodly tall trees," and the streams of fresh water. It was a smiling country which seemed to bid them welcome. But when they entered the mouth of a broad river, which they called the James in honor of their King, and made their way up into the country, new doubts must have assailed them. They knew that savages lived in the dense forests which lined both banks; might not strange wild beasts live there also? Might there not be fatal diseases unknown in Europe? Review the end of the first paragraph in the "Give Me Liberty" excerpt. What is the main point of the questions at the end of the paragraph? The fate of early settlers was uncertain. The new settlers had much to fear. The new settlers had less to fear than the earlier ones. The new colony was not in North Carolina.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:12 AM

Read the excerpt below from the story “Subha” by Rabindranath Tagore and answer the question that follows. Once upon a time, late on a night of a full moon, she slowly opened her door and peeped out timidly. Nature, herself at full moon, like lonely Subha, was looking down on the sleeping earth. Her strong young life beat within her; joy and sadness filled her being to its brim; she reached the limits even of her own illimitable loneliness, nay, passed beyond them. Her heart was heavy, and she could not speak. At the skirts of this silent troubled Mother there stood a silent troubled girl. Which possible topic does the above excerpt address? jealousy loneliness beauty ambition

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:58 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:47 PM

What information is contained in the introduction of a cover letter ? A ) Your long-term goals B ) Your personal qualifications C ) Your relevant job experience D ) Your purpose for writing

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:42 PM

What is the meaning of the following line from the Prologue? Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. Regular citizens—not soldiers—were being killed. Many soldiers were killing local citizens in town. Some people had decided to be nice to their enemies. Not one person knew how to behave politely in public.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:35 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:28 PM

My name was Tommy Stubbins, son of Jacob Stubbins, the cobbler of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh; and I was nine and a half years old. At that time Puddleby was only quite a small town. A river ran through the middle of it; and over this river there was a very old stone bridge, called Kingsbridge, which led you from the market-place on one side to the churchyard on the other. Sailing-ships came up this river from the sea and anchored near the bridge. I used to go down and watch the sailors unloading the ships upon the river-wall. The sailors sang strange songs as they pulled upon the ropes; and I learned these songs by heart. And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor. For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships when they turned their backs on Puddleby Church and went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea. I longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—Africa, India, China and Peru! When they got round the bend in the river and the water was hidden from view, you could still see their huge brown sails towering over the roofs of the town, moving onward slowly—like some gentle giants that walked among the houses without noise. What strange things would they have seen, I wondered, when next they came back to anchor at Kingsbridge! And, dreaming of the lands I had never seen, I'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight. Part A: Which of the following best summarizes a key element of Tommy's character in the excerpt "The Cobbler's Son"? Enter your selection in blank 1 using A, B, C, or D. Tommy has a detailed knowledge of his home town. Tommy is an imaginative boy who yearns for adventure. Tommy knows more about ships than most boys his age. Tommy spends much time at the river's edge watching ships. Part B: Select one quotation that clarifies your choice in Part A. Enter your selection in blank 2 using E, F, or G. My name was Tommy Stubbins, son of Jacob Stubbins, the cobbler of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh; and I was nine and a half years old. A river ran through the middle of it; and over this river there was a very old stone bridge, called Kingsbridge And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor Select one additional quotation that clarifies your choice in Part A. Enter your selection in blank 3 using H, I, or J. For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships when they turned their backs on Puddleby Church and went creeping down the river again When they got round the bend in the river and the water was hidden from view, you could still see their huge brown sails towering over the roofs of the town What strange things would they have seen, I wondered, when next they came back to anchor at Kingsbridge! Answer for Blank 1: Answer for Blank 2: Answer for Blank 3:

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:24 PM

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics. The data also show that smaller offices are more honest than big ones. An office with a few dozen employees generally outpays by 3 to 5 percent an office with a few hundred employees. This may seem counterintuitive. In a bigger office, a bigger crowd is bound to convene around the bagel table, providing more witnesses to make sure you drop your money in the box. But in the big-office/small-office comparison, bagel crime seems to mirror street crime. There is far less street crime per capita in rural areas than in cities, in large part because a rural criminal is more likely to be known (and therefore caught). Also, a smaller community tends to exert greater social incentives against crime, the main one being shame. Which idea from this paragraph supports the claim that “smaller offices are more honest than big ones”?

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:22 PM

Read these stanzas from “Robin Hood and the Beggar.” In this part of the ballad, Robin Hood’s men have found the beggar who fought with Robin Hood. The men are planning what to do with the beggar and his money. How do these stanzas fit the characteristics of a ballad? Excerpt from “Robin Hood and the Beggar” They thought they would the money take, Come after what so may: And then they would not bring him back, But in that place him slay. By that good Robin would not know That they had gotten coin; It would content him for to show That there they had him slain. A. Each stanza contains a metaphor and simile. B. A subject is given human characteristics. C. There is a refrain between stanzas. D. There is a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:20 PM

Which of the following are examples of close reading techniques? Select all that apply. Reread the passage multiple times. Look up unknown words. Find an article online that explains the meaning of the text. Consider what you already know.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:19 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:18 PM

Instructions: Select the correct answer. Julie is writing a persuasive essay. She’s arguing that all schools should require students to read for 15 minutes each day. After doing some research, she finds out that students who read for 15 minutes each day during the school year will read the equivalent of 36 whole school days. A student who reads for only 5 minutes a day will read for only 12 additional school days. Which type of supporting detail is Julie using as her main support? 1.anecdotes 2.statistics 3.rhetorical questions 5.expert testimonies

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:18 PM

When Sojourner Truth refers to her culture's attitude towards slavery, she's giving A. exterior narrative. B. interior narrative. C. personal ideas. D. social commentary.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:17 PM

Instructions:Select the correct answer. Which type of conflict is portrayed in this excerpt from “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan? I walked into my room, closed the door, and lay down on my bed. The room was dark, the ceiling filled with shadows from the dinnertime lights of neighboring flats. In my head, I saw a chessboard with sixty-four black and white squares. Opposite me was my opponent, two angry black slits. She wore a triumphant smile. “Strongest wind cannot be seen,” she said. Her black men advanced across the plane, slowly marching to each successive level as a single unit. My white pieces screamed as they scurried and fell off the board one by one. As her men drew closer to my edge, I felt myself growing light. I rose up into the air and flew out the window. Higher and higher, above the alley, over the tops of tiled roofs, where I was gathered up by the wind and pushed up toward the night sky until everything below me disappeared and I was alone. I closed my eyes and pondered my next move. A. conflict with the self B. conflict with society C. conflict with nature D. conflict with technology E. conflict with another person

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:15 PM

In "Speech After Being Convicted of Voting," why does Susan B. Anthony include excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to support her argument?

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:14 PM

The main idea of this paragraph is: Gertrude Elion was a determined woman who had real life and classroom experiences that helped her learn biochemistry. If sentence 3 is removed from the paragraph, what is the new main idea of the paragraph? 1. Gertrude Belle Elion was born on Jan. 23, 1918, in New York City. 2. She graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a degree in biochemistry in 1937. 3. Unable to obtain a graduate research position because she was a woman, she took a series of jobs, including lab assistant, chemistry and physics teacher in New York City high schools, and research chemist. 4. During this time she also took classes at New York University, where she earned a master's degree in 1941. 5. Because she could not devote herself to full-time studies, Elion never received a doctorate. A.) Elion learned everything she needed to know from her courses. B.) Elion was a busy person and a distracted student. C.) Elion never received her doctorate degree. D.) Elion had full scholarships to college because she was a woman.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:14 PM

HELP PLEASE ASAP!!!! :) Monsters of the Deep The ocean is full of mysteries and amazing creatures. Since the first sailors left their home shores and set off for adventure, stories have been told of the strange and wondrous beasts encountered on the open ocean. With only glimpses and imagination-enhanced stories to go on, humans have made many an interesting creature into a monster. The truth is, the ocean's scariest creatures inhabit such extreme depths that humans are rarely, if ever, threatened by them. That does not mean they are not the stuff of nightmares. Consider, if you will, the following frightful fiends. Atlantic Hagfish Part eel, part sea snake, this sea serpent may have inspired many stories. Lacking the scales that most fish have, the hagfish secretes the most amazing slime to protect itself. This slime may be used to suffocate predators. The slime includes small fibers that make it almost impossible to remove. But the hagfish's truly horrific nature lies in what it does to its prey, not its predators. With an excellent sense of smell that compensates for almost total blindness, the hagfish will locate and latch on to a victim. With a circle of razor sharp teeth, the hagfish bores a hole into the side of its now-doomed prey. Once the hole is complete, the hagfish just welcomes itself inside for a meal of fish innards. It essentially eats its prey from the inside out. Like other deep-sea monsters, however, hagfish are seldom a nuisance to humans. They live most of their lives at depths of up to 5,600 feet. In fact, they prefer a soft sea bottom so they can quickly bury themselves to hide from threats. Gulper Eel Another, more hideous, fiend of the deep is the gulper eel. This creepy critter is part eel and part giant pouch. Like a pelican's enormous pouch-shaped mouth, the mouth of the gulper eel can open quite wide to gulp prey. It has a long tail tipped with a glowing organ that is used to lure in prey. Thanks in part to its tail, the gulper can reach up to six feet in length. Because its tail is so thin, it is not able to pursue prey with any speed, but it can scoop up hundreds of small crustaceans or shrimp in one bite. Often swimming through these prey groups with its mouth wide open, its large jaws allow it to feed on squid and other creatures much larger than itself. Gulper eels have only been studied because they sometimes get caught in the nets of fishermen. The depths they inhabit make it quite difficult for scientists to study them. They can go as deep as 6,000 feet, well beyond the abilities of humans to pursue them. Vampire Squid Perhaps the most frightening of the deep-sea monsters is also the smallest. The vampire squid reaches lengths of only six inches. It is also one of the most ancient of the deep-sea monsters. Scientists believe it to be the last surviving member of its order. To see the vampire squid is to wonder how many kinds of sea creatures have been mashed into this one odd-looking spook. Part squid, part octopus, and part fish, the vampire squid has features of all of these. First, it has large fins at the top of its head that look like ears. Flapping like Dumbo, the squid uses these fins to get around. It also has tentacles and a large bulbous head like an octopus. Its arms, however, are connected by webbing that allows it to form a cloak around itself when frightened. Like the octopus, it can change its colors, even making its cloak so dark that it appears invisible. Remarkably, it has the largest eyes compared to its body size of any creature on earth. Despite its mere six-inch length, its eyes are as big as those of a large dog. With its glowing orbs of eyes and its disappearing tricks, it's no wonder it's named after one of the most feared creatures of legends and folklore: the vampire. These creatures make one wonder not just about the odd members of the deep-sea community, but also what mysterious things inhabit the regions never visited by humans. What may be lurking in the deepest, darkest corners of the deep blue seas? One thing we know for certain, much like the outrageous monsters we conjure in our worst nightmares, the deep ocean is an equally imaginative source of shock, awe, and outright fright. Read this sentence from the third paragraph: First, it has large fins at the top of its head that look like ears. What is the main purpose of this sentence in the paragraph? To introduce a list of features To introduce a new topic To make connections to earlier points To summarize the main idea

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:13 PM