Read this paragraph.
When Javier arrived at his first meet, his coach jogged toward him breathlessly. He alerted Javier that swimmers were
already lining up for his first event, the fifty-meter freestyle. The coach ushered him to the clerk of the course, signed him in,
and got him seated with the other swimmers in his heat. Javier tugged on his cap and nervously tapped his feet. Soon the
group was asked to proceed to the starting blocks. Javier glanced left and right, and the starter's signal sounded. Before he
knew it, he was reaching for the wall in his final stretch, with all of his competitors behind him. With relief, he confirmed that
his time was the fastest.

Which statement best summarizes this paragraph?

A)
Even though his coach greets him and signs him in, Javier cannot relax before his first race.

B) Despite his late arrival and the hectic start to his meet, Javier wins his first race.

C) Javier is greeted by his coach and teammates, because they are counting on him to win.

D) Javier does not understand the workings of a competitive swim meet, but his coach helps him.

she swerves to avoid the turtle.

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.

i wish you all a merry christmas!  

and or happy hanukkah

and a happy new year

answer; i believe the correct and best answer is (a crime motivated by prejudice); ///good luck