The nest

by violet sorzano

randall squinted up through the trees, trying to gauge the time, but gave up quickly. he should have paid attention when his father taught the family to read the position of the sun. he should have paid attention, too, before sneaking off this morning on his first solo hike, forgetting the whistle his mother stressed he always bring.

he pictured his parents now at their camp beneath the tree with the eagle’s nest, wondering where he was. randall was wondering the same thing. lost and out of food, he feared he had but a few hours before darkness closed in, trapping him in the bitter cold with the creatures of the night.

he closed his eyes to fight back tears, when he heard it in the distance. water! his father’s words came flowing into his mind; one tip he actually remembered. “if you’re ever lost, find a river and follow it.”

in a flash, he was on his feet, scaling fallen trees, tearing through brush, frantically following the sound. the sky grew darker, but the noise grew louder, and randall, tired and scared, forged ahead until he found it. he reached the river bank and was mulling his next move when a sudden splash caught his eye.

a majestic eagle rose from the water, soaring skyward with a freshly caught fish in its talons. could it be the same eagle nested above his camp? it glided triumphantly into a high nest a short distance away, eager to greet its family. randall smiled, equally triumphant, eager to do the same as he followed the eagle’s flight.

in the distance, he saw his mother, his whistle clutched in her hand.

Read these sentences from "the yellow wallpaper." the color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. it is dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint to others. what tone does the author create with the word choice? o a. beautiful o b. disgusted o c. happy o d. silly

Compare: what are the similarities and differences between "artificial flavors" and "natural flavors"? why does schlosser explain these two terms in such detail?

Me for the love of god. i've been working on this assignment for 3 days and i don't understand the speeches at all ive read both 4 times over and i don't understand either of them if your right i will give you brainlest (i think that's how you spell it) and 99 pts. for this assignment, you will write an evaluation of either of two historic passages. • patrick henry’s “give me liberty, or give me death! ” speech (1775) • frederick douglass’s address, “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” (1852) 1. what is the speaker’s viewpoint? what is his claim? type your answer here. (score for question 2: of 2 points) 2. what reasons does the speaker provide to support his viewpoint or claim? type your answer here. (score for question 3: of 4 points) 3. how valid are the speaker’s reasons for his claim? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 4: of 2 points) 4. what evidence does the speaker provide to support his reasons? type your answer here. (score for question 5: of 4 points) 5. is the speaker’s evidence relevant and sufficient? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 6: of 4 points) 6. does the speaker use fallacious reasoning or logical fallacies? use evidence from the text to support your answers. type your answer here. (score for question 7: of 4 points) 7. what counterclaims or alternate claims does the speaker address, and how does he respond to them? type your answer here. (score for question 8: of 4 points) 8. how effective is the speaker’s response to counterclaims or alternate claims? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 9: of 4 points) 9. write a one-paragraph evaluation of the speaker’s argument. type your answer here.