Now I know your first choice today was Alice Walker—guess how I know!—known for The Color Purple.1 Instead you got me—known for the color of my hair!2 Alice Walker’s book has a special resonance here. At Wellesley, each class is known by a special color. For four years the Class of ’90 has worn the color purple. Today you meet on Severance Green to say goodbye to all of that, to begin a new and very personal journey, to search for your own true colors. In the world that awaits you, beyond the shores of Lake Waban, no one can say what your true colors will be. But this I do know: You have a first class education from a first class school. And so you need not, probably cannot, live a “paint-by-numbers” life. Decisions are not irrevocable. Choices do come back. And as you set off from Wellesley, I hope that many of you will consider making three very special choices. The first is to believe in something larger than yourself, to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time. I chose literacy because I honestly believe that if more people could read, write, and comprehend, we would be that much closer to solving so many of the problems that plague our nation and our society. And early on I made another choice which I hope you’ll make as well. Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you’re talking about life—and life really must have joy. It’s supposed to be fun! One of the reasons I made the most important decision of my life, to marry George Bush,3 is because he made me laugh. It’s true, sometimes we’ve laughed through our tears. But that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. Find the joy in life, because as Ferris Bueller4 said on his day off, “Life moves pretty fast; and ya don’t stop and look around once in a while, ya gonna miss it!” (I am not going to tell George ya clapped more for Ferris than ya clapped for George.) The third choice that must not be missed is to cherish your human connections: your relationships with family and friends. For several years, you’ve had impressed upon you the importance to your career of dedication and hard work. And, of course, that’s true. But as important as your obligations as a doctor, a lawyer, a business leader will be, you are a human being first. And those human connections—with spouses, with children, with friends—are the most important investments you will ever make. At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend, or a parent. We are in a transitional period right now, fascinating and exhilarating times, learning to adjust to changes and the choices we, men and women, are facing. As an example, I remember what a friend said, on hearing her husband complain to his buddies that he had to babysit. Quickly setting him straight, my friend told her husband that when it’s your own kids, it’s not called babysitting. Now, maybe we should adjust faster; maybe we should adjust slower. But whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change: fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children. And you must hug your children. And you must love your children. Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House, but on what happens inside your house. In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with cautioning her audience against repeating past mistakes cautioning her audience against repeating past mistakes A enumerating the most pressing social issues facing women today enumerating the most pressing social issues facing women today B offering her audience advice for the future offering her audience advice for the future C garnering political support for her husband garnering political support for her husband D identifying the most important skills for adapting in uncertain times

Answer:

C. Offering her audience advice for the future

Explanation:

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Robert and Felipe conducted an experiment to determine if the density of a substance affected the amount of time it takes for an object to heat up. Their data showed that density did not have an effect on the rate of heating. Sandra didn't agree with their data. She said that she would like to complete the experiment using exactly the same set up as the first experiment. What is Sandra suggesting?


She should repeat the experiment.


She should replicate the experiment.


She should redo the experiment with modifications.


She should watch Robert and Felipe to prevent errors.

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Which is an example of obstinate behavior?

Carmen plays her favorite video game over and over.
Carmen refuses again and again to clean her room.
Carmen takes the same route to school every morning.
Carmen leaves the pantry doors open when she fixes her breakfast.

Please stop staring at me said Pierce need punctuation ​

in what manner can we say americans have 'freed english'?​

A. After a rainy to weeks, Liam was excited to wake up to sun shining through his
window
B. After a rainy two weeks, Liam was excited to wake up to sun shining through his
window
C. After a rainy too weeks, Liam was excited to wake up to sun shining through his
window
D. After a rainy two weeks, Liam was excited too wake up too sun shining through his
window

In the following sentence identify the function of the infinitive (phrase).

The person to ask is your mother.

This poem has a surprise ending. Use textual evidence to describe the unexpected event at the end of the poem.​

Write a short story which ends with the statement “Now I know no man can be trusted’

What is a theme of "The Sound of Spring?"

Family members take care of each other.
Learning something new can cure boredom.
The chance to fulfill a passion is exciting.
Different people have different tastes.

In Beowulf 3. When was this poem probably first written down? *

700 A.D.

1000 A.D.

700 B.C

1000 B.C.

Read the story summary and then answer the question:

Although Herman is talented at mathematics, his true
passion is philosophy. Everyone in his life tells him there is no future in a field like philosophy; the real demand is for scientists, engineers, and others who are expected to have a strong foundation in math. Herman ignores his peers and rejects high-paying careers in favor of a more intellectually satisfying role as a philosophy teacher.

Which statement is most clearly a theme in this story?

A. Philosophy is the best career path

B. An identity must be earned, not chosen

C. Mathematics is a universal language.

D. People should be true to their dreams.

HELP! PLEASE :)
Read the sentence from Last Lecture by Randy
Pausch.

And that's something we should not lose sight of, is that
the inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.

Why is Pausch telling his audience this?

1) He wants them to take his dreams seriously.

2) He wants them to set high goals for themselves

3) He wants to make sure they are paying attention

4) He wants permission to set goals for them.

Who was Rosie the Riveter?

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Evaluate the effect fake news and real news is having on the presidential election.

Which of these sentences contains an oxymoron?

A. Mr. Keynes was a workaholic who found vacations as relaxing as six rounds wrestling with an alligator.

B. Even though he wanted to travel, Mr. Keynes could not think of any vacation spot as comfortable as his own living room.

C. The island landscape seemed to come alive before Mr. Keynes' eyes, flora and fauna swimming through his vision in every direction.

D. Although he didn't want to, Mr. Keynes took his laptop along with his bathing suit and other holiday clothes because this was a working vacation.

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Identify and explain three of your personal values and describe how you would use them to foster change or improve your community.
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What element is the focus of the song “Twelfth Song of Thunder”?

the thunder
the grasshopper
the land
the voice

read this excerpt from “Poor Harold”. which excerpt uses direct characterization?

What is the text structure of The New survivors story?

What is an inference? What are three clues you can use to make an inference about a character in a book?

Read the excerpt from Hometown Summer.

DIANE: (Diane whispers to audience.) Right. The kids are going to love being back home. Except they’ve never lived here. At least Tasha can play with the animals at her grandpa's farm. And the kids will adjust. They always do. (Ponders.) But what about me? I hardly know these people. Wonder how they'll like a stranger living in the old family home. Hope they don’t expect me to milk any cows.

What does this excerpt tell the reader about Diane's perspective?

a. She is interested in meeting her neighbors and spending time with family.
b. She is confident that she will learn how to live and work on a farm.
c. She is angry at her husband and wants the family to move as soon as possible.
d. She is worried about how she and her family will adjust to their new home.

Which answer best identifies the adjective phrase and the word it modifies in the sentence?
My neighbors were so sick of receiving telemarketer calls that they actually changed their phone
O actually; modifies changed
O phone, modifies number
telemarketer; modifies calls
so sick, modifies neighbors

Based on the story Jun Wang hears from his mother at the beginning of American Born Chinese, what can you guess is most important to Jin Wangs parents?

A. Money
B. Education
C. Friendship
D. Culture

Which sentence uses the homophone "too" correctly?
O A. My uncle promised too train his dogs.
O B. My uncle adopted too dogs from the animal shelter.
O C. My uncle takes his dogs too the park every day.
O D. My uncle's neighbor says his dogs are too noisy.

1 you traveled to a very distant place during which you were in an accident which almost tock your life.Write a letter to your friend narrating the accident can

What does Percy say that he regrets? What does this tell the reader about him? ASAP