Read the excerpt from silent spring.

there was once a town in the heart of america where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. the town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields. in autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of color that flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines.

which phrases in the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a positive image of a town? check all that apply.

heart of america
live in harmony
with its surroundings
lay in the midst
hillsides of orchards
in autumn
blaze of color
backdrop of pines

In a five-minute oral report, compare and contrast the film and movie versions of to kill a mockingbird. compare and contrast the ways in which related themes are treated differently in each medium with a particular focus on the theme of moral courage. compare and contrast the effectiveness of each treatment the way various themes are treated in each media.

Which pair of words has similar denotation but different connotations?

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]