Identify the verbs in this passage by clicking on linking verbs, main verbs or verbs. the appalachian trail consists of 2,168 miles of breathtakingly beautiful country. it extends from the top of mt. katahdin in maine to the top of springer mountain in georgia. the trail passes through new hampshire's white mountains and vermont's green mountains, the berkshires, catskills, and poconos. towards the southern end are the appalachian mountains, the shenandoah valley, and the great smokies. hiking through these mountain ranges is very challenging. in fact, some say "brutal." to date, most people have taken about six months to hike the entire trail -- if they have succeeded. in 2001, 2,375 hikers began, but only 389 finished.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. which choice best describes the conflict in this poem? the winds are rocking the boat. a man is thrown into the sea. a woman doesn’t want to let go of her dead lover. someone is crying in the darkness.

Consider these text features from chapter 1 of wheels of change by sue macy. as the demand for bicycles grew in the 1890s, so did the demand for accessories—such as bells, locks, and lamps—and repairs. this photograph shows the joseph h. ferodowill bicycle repair shop in st. paul, minnesota, in 1899. this photo and caption enhance the book’s information about .

How were kapos like the camp administration, and how were they like the other prisoners? use details from the memoir to support your answer.