Why does Gates state "that academic institutions are so good at studying the world around them but not themselves"?

From "Flash Flood" - In paragraph D, why couldn't the hikers hear where the shouting was coming from? a The river was too loud. b The shouting was not loud enough. c The sound echoed off the canyon walls. d They were not listening hard enough.

The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended until the knock was repeated. Then he turned and fled swiftly back to his room, and closed the door behind him. A third knock sounded through the house.

Which of the following was NOT a viewing option at an Elizabethan public theatre? standing in the balcony sitting in the onstage chairs sitting in the covered gallery standing in the open courtyard

Which should you include in your summary? A. every detail B. main ideas and events C. your favorite part

Read the passage from "Initiation." Millicent and Bev took a bus ahead of the rest of the girls; they had to stand up on the way to Lewiston Square. Bev seemed very cross about something.

The misplaced modifier in this sentence is confusing because it seems to modify which word? While driving to school this morning, a deer ran across the road.

In which situation is it most relevant to use a problem and solution structure? A. when writing a letter of recommendation B. when writing a critique of a book c. when writing a summary of a narrative D.

Match each literary term with its definition. words and phrases unique to a group of people or region a more polite way of expressing something uncomfortable the events and actions of a story the general attitude of a character toward the world 1.

Irrational in a sentence

What explains how or why the evidence supports a claim?