HURRY!! A hush fell over the crowd as Samir approached the stage; he took a deep breath and tried to still the tremble in his hands.

He had rehearsed the speech for days, practicing late into the night when the house was quiet. The night before, he had been putting the finishing touches on the speech when his mother snuck up the stairs and stopped by his bedroom door with a mug of tea.

“It looks like you will need this. How’s it coming?” She tucked the long end of her sari under her leg and sat on his bed.

The familiar smell that reminded him of trips to India tickled his nose as he took the warm mug from her; he pressed it to his lips and took a long sip. “I don’t think they’re going to understand it.”

“It’s okay if they don’t understand it in their brains; it’s more important that they feel it here.” She pressed her hand to his heart.

“My friends don’t know what you went through to get here, and I want to get it just right because I need them to like the story.”

“Your friends will like you no matter what. Practice it one more time, and then you need to get some sleep.”

He stared at the words that he had painstakingly crafted to tell the story of how his parents had immigrated to the United States from India. Even though he hadn’t been born at the time, he could feel the heat on their skin as they’d packed up their belongings in Mumbai and boarded the plane for their new lives. After a twenty20-hour flight, they landed in the chill of Chicago; they hadn’t brought enough heavy clothes with them and had to buy sweatshirts from the airport store before stepping out into snow for the first time. His mother had danced around in the swirling white like a fascinated child, tasting flakes on her tongue before the cab whisked them away to their new lives.

He didn’t know how his parents got by in those early days of loneliness and isolation, when they didn’t know their neighbors and couldn’t find their favorite spices or flavors in the local grocery store. He imagined his homesick mother making pungent curry in the tiny kitchen of the apartment that was their first home—curry that she didn’t share with anyone except her husband because he was the only person she knew.

Eventually they had made a life there, and one year after they’d brought Samir home as a newborn, his younger sister Aarti was born, and they became a family of four. Each year that his parents lived in Chicago, they spoke about Mumbai like it was more of a memory. Samir grew up hearing stories of Mumbai and taking summer trips where he heard his parents speak a language that was clumsy on his own English-speaking tongue. He couldn’t imagine leaving his life and moving herefar away, but he knew that his parents had done it for him and his sister. “It was the ultimate sacrifice,” his mother had said, “but it was worth it.”

When he had finished rehearsing his speech for his mother, she dabbed her face, and he knew she was crying. He didn’t need to ask how the speech was—her expression told him that it was perfect.

Samir’s thoughts came back to the present moment as he cleared his throat and stepped onto the stage in front of the entire middle school—his friends and teachers were all here. He had often felt different from his peers and wanted so much for them to understand his story. But looking out into the crowd at all the different faces he realized that his peers must have their own stories to tell as well. Perhaps they wanted to be understood, too. He realized the only way to be understood is to share those stories. Perhaps if he shared his own story, others would share theirs, too. Perhaps it would help them to understand one another. He found his mom’s eyes in the middle of the front row. When she nodded, he began.

“I’m going to tell the story of how my parents became American citizens.”
Which passage is the best summary of "The Speech"?

Answer:

The best passage would be the last one.

Explanation:

Answer the following question in complete sentences.
How are words built or formed?

The letter was addressed to james and I or me what one would be the correct word and what is it functioning has

In the following sentences, identify whether there is a direct quotation or not. If there is, underline it. If there isn't, change the sentence to include one.
"I can't go," complained Jenny.
Peter said he planned to go camping.
Mary asked Jenny why she couldn't go.
Jenny said, "I'm in a chorus concert that weekend."

Connor bought 40 pencils for $0.35 each. Mara bought 70 pencils at the same price. How much more money did Mara spend?

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What's the setting in “eat a enemy” by Nancy springer?

Being sent to the Great House Farm was a mark of honor. True False​

Read the passage. Next, match the transition with the paragraph in which it would best be used.


Growing up, I really misunderstood wolves. Fairy tales, —1— "The Three Little Pigs," gave me a false impression. I pictured wolves as big, bad creatures that could blow down houses.


As a teenager, horror movies confused me —2—. I envisioned wolves as bloodthirsty beasts or humans trapped in another form.


—3—, things changed. In college, I went camping with friends. I witnessed my first wolf up close. —3—, I finally understood the beauty and grace of the majestic creature.


BRAINLIEST AND 50 POINTS PLZ ANSWER ASAP

Transition paragraph


Match Term Definition

— notably A) paragraph 3

— even further B) paragraph 2

— in the end C) paragraph 1

What evidence is there of Atticus’s weaknesses

How can you use spoken or written language to fight or advocate for an issue?

What is love and why is it strange ​

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What are the benefits of online note taking tools? Check all that apply.
They are easy to use and understand.
Only one student has access to the notes
They let students share information.
They allow students to take notes quickly
Students can store notes in a central location
They guarantee students will get good grades,

What specific constitutionally-protected rights did the federal loyalty programs, investigations, and McCarthy hearings violate?

A teenager comes home at a decent hour after going out on the weekend. As result, her parents remove her curfew.
A. Positive Reinforcement
B. Negative Reinforcement
C Punishment ​

Think about a delicious food like khicuri or pudding or firni.ask some questions to your mother of its recipe.try to prepare it with the help of other family members.Now describe how to cook it following the recipe of custard given your textbook.also write down two reason why it is healthy and good food?

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The diners in the restaurant were enjoying a leisurely lunch. When the waiter slipped on the puddle of water. The salmon salad
flew off the plate and straight into the actor's lap. Rather than putting up a big fuss, the actor simply laughed off the accident.
When the actor had cleaned up and eaten his lunch, he still left the horrified waiter a really big tip.
Which of these is a sentence fragment?
A)
The actor simply laughed off the accident.
B)
When the waiter slipped on the puddle of water.
He still left the horrified waiter a really big tip.
D)
The diners in the restaurant were enjoying a leisurely lunch.
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A duck swims in a pond near lily pads and flowers.
What is the best explanation of the relationship between the words "pond” and "ocean”?

They are synonyms.
They are adjectives.
They are types of bodies of water.
They are both part of the earth.

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It was during this period that he might have harkened to the memories of the lair and the stream and run back to the Wild. But the memory of his mother held him. As the hunting man-animals went out and came back, so she would come back to the village some time. So he remained in his bondage waiting for her.

Which best describes the force that motivates White Fang’s choice in the excerpt?

A:an internal force based on instinct
B:an internal force based on feeling
C:an external force based on setting
D:an external force based on conflict

I will now talk about how junk food has been linked to obesity and heart disease.


Strong: Claim

Weak: Not a Claim

write a short story half a page on any topic no copy paste for grade 8​

someone answer this question for me?Which evidence BEST foreshadows Billy's death?
Group of answer choices

"The parrot," he said at last..."It had me completely fooled when I first saw it through the window from the street."

"That's good (you signed the book). Because later on, if I happen to forget what you were called, then I can always come down here at look it up."

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How does Priestley present selfishness and its effects in An Inspector Calls?

In paragraph 3, the narrator says, "I knew
from experience that this could only mean
one thing." From this, the reader can
understand that
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A. the narrator needed his aunt's permission
to go on the trip
B. his aunt would like to be a chaperone on
the trip
C. the narrator's family has been in similar
situations before
D. the narrator's mother is usually able to
afford the things they need

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