My First Day on the Job

I was in full-on panic mode. Here I was on my first day as an inexperienced reporter having to cover an important story with little guidance. I was starting to regret my decision to take the job. What was I doing here? I wasn’t a journalism major. I didn’t have a “beat.” I didn’t even know all the rules about dealing with sources and off-the-record information.

The previous spring, I’d taken up my boss on his offer and stayed at my part-time job through the summer after college. He gave me more hours, so I was making more money, but I didn’t yet have the responsibility of a “real” job. I’d been an English major and wanted to be a writer, though I had no idea what kind of writer. I’d taken the summer to think about things and prepare for a fall job search.

By the time I began the search for my first full-time job, the job market was in bad shape. During my first few months looking for a job, I sent out countless resumes and only had one interview. Unfortunately, I was very unqualified for the job at the time. Then a woman I worked with at my part-time job told me about a reporter position opening up at the newspaper chain where her daughter worked. Though I’d never thought about being a reporter, I figured it couldn’t hurt to go on the interview. In addition to interview experience, the opportunity meant I was officially networking. All the job search materials I’d read stressed the importance of networking in finding a job.

A few days later, I was sitting down with John, one of the executive editors of the newspaper chain, hearing all the daunting details of being a “cub reporter.” Although it sounded intimidating, it was also exciting, and John didn’t seem deterred by the fact that I had no solid experience. He was happy with the few writing samples I’d brought to the interview and offered me the job on the spot. I thought about the opportunity over the weekend and on Monday I let John know I would take the job. There would be a learning curve, but I would also get to write every single day.

Two weeks later, when I arrived for my first day on the job, I discovered that my editor had been called away for a family emergency. I also learned that the state education department had announced that aid typically allocated to school districts in the area would not come through that year. This would be a blow to schools that had relied on funding to keep art, music, and sports programs running.

Since Monday was press day, I needed to do all my reporting and have the story written by the end of the day. John told me that the fastest way to get reactions and comments from everyone involved was to go to the schools and talk directly to the principals, teachers, and parents. No one would be in their offices today. I jotted down the list of people that I should speak to and set out to cover my first story. On my way to the first school, my mind raced. I wasn’t completely sure what I was supposed to be asking besides how the budget cuts would affect each school. As I tried to think of the kind of information that families in the community would want to know, I realized the answer was simple Reporter 101: Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? If I went back to the office with answers to all of these questions, I would be able to write a complete article.

I made the rounds, hitting elementary, middle, and high schools. As I spoke to the people who ran these schools, I learned so much about what goes into keeping a school’s doors open and all the work that goes into offering students a solid education. It made me think that my new job as a reporter was going to be easy in comparison. By the time I finished up, I’d gotten a crash course in interviewing and had received an interesting range of opinions about the budget cuts. I was already thinking about how I would open the story when I got back to the office. My last step before writing was to get comments from the governor’s office and do some research on past years when state aid was in jeopardy.

The next day I saw my very first news story in print. My editor was happy with it when he returned, and over the next few months, I learned a great deal from him about how to cover a story well, how to handle my sources, and how to make a boring story seem interesting. Fortunately, after fine-tuning the state budget, the governor’s office was able to reinstate the aid money for area school districts. And thanks to my first story, I’d already met most of the school administrators in person and had the beginnings of an actual list of sources for future stories.

Which statement is a central idea of this passage?

Local news can be as important to readers as national news.

A job may be perfect for you even though you have trouble finding it.

When you set out to perform a challenging task, you need a plan.

Effective journalists build strong contacts in their community.

The central idea is: A job may be perfect for you even though you have trouble finding it.

How can we make this inference?

Conclusion: The writer had trouble finding a good job but ultimately found an appropriate one.

Which two causes led to the yellow fever epidemic of 1793?

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!

Read the lines from Act V.

1 Clown.
Mine, sir.
[Sings.]
O, a pit of clay for to be made
For such a guest is meet.
Ham.
I think it be thine indeed, for thou liest in't.
1 Clown.
You lie out on't, sir, and therefore 'tis not yours: for my part,
I do not lie in't, yet it is mine.
Ham.
Thou dost lie in't, to be in't and say it is thine: 'tis for
the dead, not for the quick; therefore thou liest.
1 Clown.
'Tis a quick lie, sir; 't will away again from me to you.

Which of these is illustrated in these lines?
tragic force
comic relief
melancholy
moment of final suspense

A grocery store is applying the _____ utility when it locates items such as gum, candy, and racks of magazines near the checkout counter.

time
form
place
information

Write a narrative/descriptive paragraph describing a story of pleasant food memory. Please help

please restate this in your own words or to good English.

Can someone please help me with this?

Narrative Short Story: Students will write a fictional short story based upon the theme of dangerous knowledge, monstrosity or love. They will include the following:

Exposition: The text sets up the story by introducing the event/conflict, characters, and setting.
Narrative Techniques and Development: The story is developed using dialogue, pacing, description, reflection and multiple plot lines.
Organization and Cohesion: The text follows a logical sequence of events.
Style and Conventions: The text uses sensory language and details to create a vivid picture of the events, setting, and characters
Conclusion: Conclusion that follows from the course of the narrative. The conclusion provides a reflection on or resolution of the event.

What type of repetition is used in the bolded sections of the following excerpts from Stephen Foster's '' Oh , Susanna ''





Oh , Susanna , 
Oh don't you cry out for me 
For I come from Alabama 
With my banjo on my knee 



chorus


ode


rhyme


alliteration


Description

19. Which word in this sentence is an example of a proper noun?

The teacher decided to teach his students about the Braille system for the blind.

A. blind
B. teacher
C. students
D. Braille

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

Read this excerpt from “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan.

I’ve heard other terms used, "limited English," for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions of the limited English speaker.

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s "limited" English limited my perception of her.

How does this detail develop the central idea?

A. It reveals Tan’s reflections on judging her own mother because of her English.

B. It depicts why so many people struggle to learn standard English.

C. It conveys what her mother did to improve her limited English.

Quiz:
Authors Craft Nonfiction
Assessment items

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

Read this excerpt from "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan.

But it wasn’t until 1985 that I finally began to write fiction. And at first I wrote using what I thought to be wittily crafted sentences, sentences that would finally prove I had mastery over the English language. Here’s an example from the first draft of a story that later made its way into The Joy Luck Club, but without this line: “That was my mental quandary in its nascent state.” A terrible line, which I can barely pronounce.

How does this paragraph from "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan help to develop one of the author’s key ideas about language?

A. It shows that using complex words does not necessarily make one's language clearer or more understandable.

B. It shows that even accomplished authors never truly master language .




It gives a description of the author’s current feelings about her mother.

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story. Which quotation from “A Horseman in the Sky” shows how Carter Druze's father advances the plot of the story? "'Well, go, sir, and, whatever may occur, do what you conceive to be your duty.'" “The face of the rider,...showed only an outline...was looking downward to the bottom of the valley.” "'Virginia, to which you are a traitor, must get on without you.'" "'Should we both live to the end of the war, we will speak further of the matter.'"

Characterize Dweck's style and use of language. What do her word choices and sentence structures suggest about the audience she is hoping to convince?

Is after he got home,my father read us a story a complex

Match the word to the word part it contains.


1. anachronism

dict

2. dismal

mal-

3. insect

neo-

4. autobiographical

therm, thermo

5. neoclassic

graph, gram

6. interdiction

chron-, chrono-

7. thermometer

-sect

8. benevolent

bene-

If you consent to something, what might you be doing?

Which statement from a research paper is a example of plagiarism?

a) President Franklin D. Roosevelt once famously said "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
b) The climate of the earth "likely will continue to warm this Century," according to a recent study released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
c) In the novel, the characters are living "lives of quiet desperation" in which they show a deep unhappiness with their fates in life.
d) In his autobiography, Up From Slavery Booker T. Washington wrote "I had the feeling that to get into a schoolhouse and study would be about the same as getting into paradise."

Demonstrative pronouns are sometimes called pointing words.

True
False

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.
Nor have We been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.
What is the author’s purpose in this excerpt?

a to inform readers about British immigration to the colonies
b to convince readers that Britain has treated the colonists unfairly
c to inform readers about specific acts of British military aggression
d to convince readers that American colonists should be tried in Britain

Music and the Brain

From the beginning of recorded history, music has been created and enjoyed by people. Even early man carved flutes from bones. Thomas Jefferson was known to play his violin to help him formulate the most effective word choices as he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Albert Einstein, considered one of the most intelligent men who ever lived, also played the violin. He was said to have figured out his most challenging mathematical formulas by playing his violin. Today scientists are discovering that the study of music, playing an instrument, or participating through singing can actually help develop our brains. No wonder Einstein and Jefferson, among many, found music helpful in problem solving.

There was a time in America’s history when music was a centerpiece of family life. There were no televisions, radios, or other forms of electronic entertainment. Social life often involved someone playing the piano or another instrument while guests sang along or listened for enjoyment. Therefore, if parents could afford the opportunity, their children were encouraged to learn how to play an instrument. Taking music lessons did not mean a child was expected to become a professional musician. However, it usually meant the kids learned the daily discipline of practice.

Recent brain research has shown some surprising benefits as a result of formal musical training. Learning to play a musical instrument appears to develop parts of the brain that can even influence academic results. The studies indicate that the earlier a child begins training, the more benefits there are. One such study showed that children who began musical studies before the age of seven had a more developed brain in the region where language production and auditory processing take place. Scientists believe there is mounting evidence to show that early musical training can improve brain function.

A research team from Northwestern University observed that to achieve the positive brain development from musical training, music students had to be active participants. There were differences found between the kids who attended a more passive music appreciation class, and the ones who learned to play instruments. It was the active production of music that rewired the brain. Using electrodes on the students’ heads, scientists were able to see how actively the brain responded when students generated music.

Neuroscientists have suggested that playing an instrument, especially at an early age, can improve how the brain interprets sensory information. Music (singing or playing an instrument) also positively affects memory. Apparently, music activates both the right and left sides of the brain simultaneously and this activity increases efficiency in processing information. In one study, researchers found the areas of the brain that affect language skill and “executive function” were more developed in musically trained students. The executive function is the planning center of your brain, where you figure out what must get done, and how to do it in the time that exists.

A special community music program in a low-income area of Los Angeles showed a higher success rate of students going on to college than students in the area who did not participate in this music education. A team of researchers was asked to offer scientific evidence for this compelling distinction. The study concluded that there were significant improvements in reading scores for the children who attended music classes regularly and were actively engaged for a period of two years, compared to those who did not participate.

Playing a musical instrument engages muscular movement, requires coordination, and employs various senses. This intricate process of making music creates motion and emotional response. According to one scientist’s studies, intense musical training increases not only the volume of the brain, but also improves the connections between the hemispheres of the brain.

Today there is a trend toward instrumental lessons being less of a priority than in decades past. In many cases, families cannot afford private lessons or the time it takes from the family schedule. Fortunately, many schools still provide classes for chorus, orchestra, and band, which help promote this educational opportunity. Families keep busy today with most parents working full-time outside the home. Children are also busy with various extracurricular activities, competing forms of technological entertainment, and year-round sports activities.


How does beginning the passage with the phrase "From the beginning of recorded history" affect the passage's tone?


It helps create an intimate tone.

It quickly establishes an optimistic tone.

It immediately sets an authoritative tone.

It gives the passage an accusatory tone.

Which best explains why the author chose to describe Mr. Pontellier’s cottage as “the fourth one from the main building and next to the last”? to help the reader picture the layout of buildings in the novel’s setting in more detail to help the reader picture Mr. Pontellier seated in a wicker rocker reading the newspaper to help the reader picture the distance of Grand Isle from the mainland in more detail to help the reader picture Mr. Pontellier stopping before the door of his own cottage

What technique does Poe use to build suspense in the excerpt?
The pace of the story quickens.
The word choice darkens the tone.
The outcome of events becomes certain.
The setting moves outside.

1. How does this poem fit the ballad form? Cite evidence from the text to support your response. 

2. How would you describe the speaker and her relationship with the character Death?

Which two parts the excerpt from Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus bring out the theme of forbidden knowledge?

WILL MARK BRAINLIEST

the way an author treats the work or character is

Mood
Tone
imagery
Style

WILL MARK BRAINLIEST. HURRY!

Which identifies as a character unique to poetry?


1.imagery

2.theme

3.stanzas

4.punctuation

Divorce is a common family-related stressor that often affects A. only the biological children of the family. B. only the adults of the family. C. only the children of the family. D. both the children and adults of the family.

Which of the following is not a way that the author(s) tried to get your attention? through various fonts through highlighting key words through underlining key ideas through bolding the text

Check all of the context clues that provide clues to the meaning of cyber.

computer

Internet

universities

electronic

vision

Which statement is true regarding ear medications or eye medications?

A. You can use ear drops in eyes.
B. Eye and ear drops are interchangeable.
C. Ear medications must be sterile.
D. Eye medications must be sterile.

Which of the words in the sentence is an adjective? They were happy to see us.

5. Which one of the following words or phrases may be a clue that a sentence is inferring cause and effect?

A. Consequently
B. Before
C. On the other hand
D. Instead of