Read the excerpt from "Machu Picchu: A City in the Sky.” The great Incan Empire did not last. In 1530, a Spanish army invaded the Incas’ land. Incas lived in the hidden city of Machu Picchu until the 1550s. They used this city and others in the mountains as hideouts. The Incas left the cities to fight the Spanish soldiers. Then, they returned to wait for another chance to attack. But the bronze and stone spears of the Incas were no match for the guns and cannons of the Spanish. By 1572, Spain had conquered most of the Incan Empire.

What is the best summary of the excerpt?

a)The Incan people hid in their mountain cities and avoided war with Spanish invaders in the 1550s.
b)The Incan Empire and many of its mountain cities were destroyed by Spain in the 1500s.
c)The Incan Empire is always remembered for its beautiful bronze and stone weaponry.
d)The Incan people were conquered by Spanish explorers who longed to take over the Andes Mountains.

Poetry is a huge part of literary history. it is also a part of musical history. from the lyrics of ancient folk songs to those of modern-day rap, musicians have used words in their art to express life, love, and culture. whether the melody comes first or the words do, it is a poet's job to make them work together. the music and words become partners in the goal of expressing ideas or affecting the listener in some way. we have all been turned into mush by a beautiful song with a sad message, and we have the musical poets to for that. based on the sentences in this paragraph, which statement is accurate? sentence 1 is a complex sentence that varies the style and tone of the paragraph. sentence 3 is a complex sentence that varies the style and tone of the paragraph. sentence 5 is a compound sentence that varies the fluency and style of the paragraph. sentence 6 is a compound sentence that varies the fluency and style of the paragraph.

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence.

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.