Ten-year-old Sammy watched his friends jump off the high dive at the community pool. At first he refused to do so until his friends called him a "chicken." He then jumped off the high dive. Sammy's behavior is illustrates:

Writing prompt: read the article, “ending school segregation in the us.” why is the event described in the article taught in schools today? what are the lasting lessons that we can learn from studying this event? support your response with textual evidence. 1. read the article. 2. consider the answers to the questions. 3. use the race graphic organizer to organize your thoughts. 4. construct a paragraph using the race writing including textual evidence (see textual evidence notes for assistance with how to include this information) from the article and answers to the question. 5. check for capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.

Of the following choices, which ones are characteristics of west african society? select all that apply. a. arabic was the main language used when trading with other societies. b. christianity was the only religion practiced in villages. c. slaves had no rights and were only given specific farming tasks. d. skilled workers were a higher level in the caste system than traders. e. religious rituals encouraged the honoring of ancestors.

Why learning about people and places around is important?