How is Joseph Brant portrayed in the press?

Answer:

he is portrayed as a good man almost like hero in some ways.

Explanation:

Hindu teachings were originally spread ______.

1. through rituals

2. by its founder

3. through writings

4. orally

THIS IS AN EXAM. What did British soldiers do on the day of the Boston Massacre when they became angry because boys were throwing snowballs at them?

1] They shot and killed the boys.

2]They shot into the crowd of people.

3] They set fire to the building they were guarding.

4] They left their post.

In political cartooning, which animal-concept pairing below is incorrect?

A, Bears and Republicans

B. Eagle and Freedom

C. Dove and Peace

D. Donkey and Democrats

Read the story.

The Speech

A hush fell over the crowd as Samir approached the stage; he took a deep breath and tried to still the tremble in his hands.

He had rehearsed the speech for days, practicing late into the night when the house was quiet. The night before, he had been putting the finishing touches on the speech when his mother snuck up the stairs and stopped by his bedroom door with a mug of tea.

“It looks like you will need this. How’s it coming?” She tucked the long end of her sari under her leg and sat on his bed.

The familiar smell that reminded him of trips to India tickled his nose as he took the warm mug from her; he pressed it to his lips and took a long sip. “I don’t think they’re going to understand it.”

“It’s okay if they don’t understand it in their brains; it’s more important that they feel it here.” She pressed her hand to his heart.

“My friends don’t know what you went through to get here, and I want to get it just right because I need them to like the story.”

“Your friends will like you no matter what. Practice it one more time, and then you need to get some sleep.”

He stared at the words that he had painstakingly crafted to tell the story of how his parents had immigrated to the United States from India. Even though he hadn’t been born at the time, he could feel the heat on their skin as they’d packed up their belongings in Mumbai and boarded the plane for their new lives. After a twenty20-hour flight, they landed in the chill of Chicago; they hadn’t brought enough heavy clothes with them and had to buy sweatshirts from the airport store before stepping out into snow for the first time. His mother had danced around in the swirling white like a fascinated child, tasting flakes on her tongue before the cab whisked them away to their new lives.

He didn’t know how his parents got by in those early days of loneliness and isolation, when they didn’t know their neighbors and couldn’t find their favorite spices or flavors in the local grocery store. He imagined his homesick mother making pungent curry in the tiny kitchen of the apartment that was their first home—curry that she didn’t share with anyone except her husband because he was the only person she knew.

Eventually they had made a life there, and one year after they’d brought Samir home as a newborn, his younger sister Aarti was born, and they became a family of four. Each year that his parents lived in Chicago, they spoke about Mumbai like it was more of a memory. Samir grew up hearing stories of Mumbai and taking summer trips where he heard his parents speak a language that was clumsy on his own English-speaking tongue. He couldn’t imagine leaving his life and moving herefar away, but he knew that his parents had done it for him and his sister. “It was the ultimate sacrifice,” his mother had said, “but it was worth it.”

When he had finished rehearsing his speech for his mother, she dabbed her face, and he knew she was crying. He didn’t need to ask how the speech was—her expression told him that it was perfect.

Samir’s thoughts came back to the present moment as he cleared his throat and stepped onto the stage in front of the entire middle school—his friends and teachers were all here. He had often felt different from his peers and wanted so much for them to understand his story. But looking out into the crowd at all the different faces he realized that his peers must have their own stories to tell as well. Perhaps they wanted to be understood, too. He realized the only way to be understood is to share those stories. Perhaps if he shared his own story, others would share theirs, too. Perhaps it would help them to understand one another. He found his mom’s eyes in the middle of the front row. When she nodded, he began.

“I’m going to tell the story of how my parents became American citizens.”
How does the theme that stories can help us understand one another develop in "The Speech"?

The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir changes from feeling different and separate from his peers to feeling not so different and comfortable with them after his mother tells him their family story.

The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir learns to appreciate his classmates' different stories by listening to what their families went through.

The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir feels more comfortable and confident delivering his speech after his mother offers him some tea and listens to what he has to say.

The theme develops through the author's depiction of how Samir feels different and misunderstood before giving his speech but feels more comfortable and accepted once he realizes that everyone has a story of their own.

Which agricultural crop is not grown in Pakistan?

rice
wheat
silk
cotton

What was William Becknell’s occupation?

Analyze the purposes of map projections (political, physical, special purpose) and explain the applications of various types of maps.

Use the map below to answer the following question:
Aztec civilization is shaded in pink in mid Latin America, spanning from the east to west coasts, bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The Maya civilization is shaded in purple, just south of the Aztec area, with coastline on the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. The Inca civilization is on the west coast of South America, spanning a large area along the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
© 2012 The Exploration Company

What category does this map fall into?

It is a political map because it shows which early American civilization was more important than the others.
It is a political map because it shows the location and capital cities of early American civilizations.
It is a physical map because it shows the continents and bodies of water of Central and South America.
It is a physical map because it shows why the early American civilizations were located where they were.

Using this portion of the German constitution, which statement is MOST likely true?

Analyze the table below and answer the question that follows.

A 6-column table with 2 rows. Column 1 has entries Total G D P in 2009 and G D P Per Capita. Column 2 is labeled Spain with entries 1,647 billion dollars, 32,030 dollars. Column 3 is labeled Brazil with entries 1,574 billion dollars, 8,220 dollars. Column 4 is labeled Pakistan with entries 162 billion dollars, 989 dollars. Column 5 is labeled Algeria with entries 139 billion dollars, 3,995 dollars. Column 6 is labeled Italy with entries 2,118 billion dollars, 35,435 dollars.
Data courtesy of the IMF

Which of the countries in the table above had the most developed economy in 2009? Explain your answer

What was the capital of the Sung dynasty?
-Malacca
-Guangzhou
-Kaifeng
-Mecca

HELP PLEASE

If the Second Continental Congress desired peace with Great Britain, why was their first action to create the Continental Army? A.)They wanted to protect the nation if war broke out. B.)They wanted to create jobs for the men of the colonies. Parliament asked the colonists to create an army to help the British army. C.)They knew that the king would not read the Olive Branch Petition.

who were invloved in the Battle of Bunker Hill

What were Charles Dickens own personal failures?

In which concept do the Chinese not believe the Japanese?
a. Mandate of heaven
b. Dynastic cycle
c. devajara
d. Divine origin

Describe what the Indians thought Nirvana was. (Don’t include references to the rock band)

The Tang oversaw a period of prosperity and expansion. The Sung lost territory, but arts, architecture, and other aspects of culture thrived.

Tang Dynasty
•Empress Wu
• Civil service
• Buddhism and ____



Sung Dynasty
• Improvements to ____ and infrastructure


Achievement
• Support from the emperor
• Appeal of the message of escape from _____

HELP

What role do a nation’s resources play in the goods that the nation exports? Give an example.

Buddhism spread to places such a Ceylon and Central Asia by _____.

merchants and Buddhist nuns and monks

its founder

Indians from lower classes

the Dalai Lama

can anyone answer this?

analyze the graphs below and answer the question that follows.
Left, a bar graph titled Mexican Pesos per U S Dollar in 2008. The x-axis is labeled July, September, and November. The y-axis is labeled M X N 8 to M X N 14. July and September are over M X N 10. November is over M X N 12. Right, a bar graph titled British Pounds per U S Dollar in 2008. The x-axis is labeled July, September, and November. The y-axis is labeled 0.50 pounds to 0.70 pounds. July is near 0.50 pounds. September is 0.55 pounds. November is 0.65 pounds.
Data courtesy of RateX

The graphs above show the exchange rates between the US dollar and two other currencies in 2008. During the months shown, the number of Mexican pesos (MXN) in relation to one dollar rose from 10.2 to 13.1. The number of British pounds (£) in relation to one dollar also rose from .51 to .65.
Based on the graphs, did the value of the US dollar increase or decrease during these months?