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Would you go to the ends of the earth to see a bird? What if it were a really special bird: one with beautiful feathers, an entrancing call, or a silly dance? What if seeing that one special bird would allow you to win a contest?

If that contest doesn't get you on television or win you any cash prizes, would you still do it? For those who participate in the "Big Year," the honor of beating the previous record is the only reward they get or even want.

A "Big Year" is a year in which a person attempts to see as many different species of birds as possible within a particular region. For most in North America who participate in a "Big Year," this region is the lower 48 American states, plus Alaska, Canada, and a couple of French islands off the Canadian coast.

You may be thinking that looking at birds is silly, but just think about the numbers of the recent record holders and the commitment it takes to get these numbers. One recent "Big Year" winner managed to see 744 birds in one year, missing the record by just one bird. Big Year birders travel by train, plane, boat, car, bicycle, and of course, by foot. They can cover over 150 thousand miles to get numbers of sightings this high. They can also spend a small fortune.

Just to clarify, the birds these contestants are counting are the number that they see in a particular year. You see, the contest is based on an honor system. No pictures or other evidence is required as proof of a sighting. Most birders take great pride in their reputation and their abilities to see or hear and then identify a bird. Usually, important sightings of the rare birds needed to get counts in the 700s are visited by hundreds of birders. It is pretty hard to cheat your way to a record-breaking year, but in general, few are interested in cheating.

This honesty comes from the fact that most people who want to break such a record know the greatest rewards are not necessarily in winning. Such rewards are in being able to commit a year of your life to doing something you love. Rewards are found in seeing amazing, inspiring creatures like the California Condor or the Magnificent Frigate bird. Rewards also come in spending time with people who, like you, want to spend their time looking to the skies and trees for glimpses of emerald, crimson, or cerulean blue feathered jewels.

You don't have to be able to travel a continent to have a big birding experience though. Have a big month. Or a big weekend. Set a personal record, learn to identify the species that live in your part of the world, or try to learn the calls of just two species of birds. You will soon find looking at birds isn't such a strange way to spend your time.


Extra! Extra! Backyard Birding
Many schools, families, and young birders across the country participate in the "Great Backyard Bird Count." While not as long as a "Big Year," the "Great Backyard Bird Count" happens every year. It depends on birders and families across the country to watch feeders and other areas in their yards and count the number of birds they see. Unlike the "Big Year," the goal is not to see who can count the most birds. Instead, participants in this event work together to help bird experts get a good idea of how birds are doing. Participants are given checklists and enter their sightings on a website. Called a "citizen-science" project, this event is open to anyone, requires no travel, and happens every year over one weekend in February.


Part A:
What is the main idea of the Extra! Extra! section?

Fill in blank 1 using A, B, C, or D.
The Backyard Bird Count offers helpful checklists.
The Backyard Bird Count creates more friendly competitions.
The Backyard Bird Count benefits birds and scientists.
The Backyard Bird Count is for everyone, not just competitors.

Part B:
Select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to Part A. Enter your selection in blank 2 using E, F, or G.
While not as long as a Big Year, the Backyard Bird Count happens every year
It depends on birders and families across the country to watch feeders
Unlike the Big Year, the goal is not to see who can count the most birds

Select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to Part A. Enter your selection in blank 3 using H, I, or J.
This event is open to anyone, requires no travel, and happens every year on one weekend in February
Participants are given checklists and enter their sightings on a website
Instead participants in this event work together to help bird experts get a good idea of how birds are doing
Answer for Blank 1:


Answer for Blank 2:


Answer for Blank 3:

Answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "citizen science project" is applied when citizens contribute to scientific researches.

Out of all the options, I would go with B. A Community Science Effort.

We can eliminate A because a regular community fair does not contribute to any scientific research and the last two, C and D do include science, but not any community work that would allow it to be called a citizen science project.

Please tell me if you need more help and I hope this helped you.

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In his conclusion, what point does Parker make about the worldview Beowulf
expresses? Explain. (Beowulf is back!)

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Brainliest if correct Lesson 8: Online Shopping
One benefit to buying products on line is that the goods are always superior quality.
O True
O False

During your last school holiday you did 4 weeks of paid work experience write an email to your friend about your work experience in your email you should :1.tell your friend about where you worked 2.explain how you work experience help you to improve your english 3.say what you enjoyed about a job you did ​

which is worse: mind control or physical control? in what sense are they one in the same? which is worse for winston: physical or psychological torture

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Write an essay in which you explain how Arwa Mahdawi builds an argument to persuade her audience that satire is a necessary literary genre that keeps people thinking.. In your essay, analyze how Mahdawi uses one or more of the features in the directions that precede the passage (or features of your own choice) to strengthen the logic and persuasiveness of his argument. Be sure that your analysis focuses on the most relevant features of the passage.
Your essay should not explain whether you agree with Mahdawi’s claims, but rather explain how Mahdawi builds an argument to persuade her audience.

Why did America not let Jewish refugees into the United States during the 1930s

Activity: Write a poem depicting the importance of modern gadgets such as cellphone and other related devices. Cite their benefits and advantages and highlight the truthfulness and relevance of the ideas you want to present. Write your answer on the space provided.
Be guided by this rubric: Message - 5pts Choice of words - 5pts Truthfulness and relevance - 5pts​

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What emotions does the image of "a huge mountain ‘tween my hearth and tongue” reveal?

answer fear and frustration

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What shows smell in this poem?

I really love In-N-Out burgers.
I'm convinced they are the best.
They're the burger I look for
Whenever I travel out West.

I devour Double-Doubles,
I flip for their fries.
Thick, creamy shakes bring
Tears of joy to my eyes.

I start to smack my lips
As I walk through the door.
There's nothing like fries, animal style,
A shake, and a 4 x 4.

As I finish my meal,
I look about.
I like the In in In-N-Out;
I really don't like walking out!

Why is friar lawrence reluctant to marry paris to juliet.

Which characteristic of readers determines their willingness to consider your ideas based on their​ merit?
A.
​open-mindedness
B.
expectations
C.
level of interest
D.
level of knowledge

1) The five basic elements of fiction include:

setting, characters, plot, theme, and point of view.

characters, resolution, realism, rising actions, and falling actions.

flashback, subplots, stereotypes, realism, and naturalism.

resolution, introduction, crisis, rising actions, and falling actions.

plot, flashback, crisis, stereotypes, and naturalism




2) An author relates via a(n) _____ what happens to characters in a fictional story.

chronology

era

epoch

plot

narrative




3) Answer True or False.


If fictional character Joe Brown creates a community garden in a neighborhood to both beautify it and provide fresh vegetables and fruits for residents and fictional character Charlie Alton tramples all of the emerging plants one night, Joe is the antagonist and Charlie is the protagonist.


False

True




4) Answer True or False.


Since Charlie makes a turnabout, he is a static character.


True

False




5) Answer True or False.


At the beginning of the story, Joe believes in the goodness of other humans and even after Charlie ruins his garden, he does not change his mind-Joe is a dynamic character.


False

True




6) Answer True or False.


Though the readers know all about Joe and Charlie and what they think, they know little about Cathy, a neighborhood girl who helps with the garden. Cathy is a flat character.


False

True




7) Both Joe and Charlie are ____ characters, or ones that are the most critical to the story.

secondary

main

absent

minor

stereotype




8) Answer True or False.


If in a fictional story about Joe's attempt to create a successful community garden, the author writes, "Generations later, residents of Oak Cliff sang the praises of Joe Browne for his heroic efforts to improve the lives of the locals,"a reader might recognize the sentence as the resolution or denouement.


False

True




9) Answer True or False.


If the author chose to open his fictional story with the scene in which Charlie is stomping on the fledgling plants before relating how Joe planted the garden, he used in media res.


False

True




10) Answer True or False.


Joe's struggles with Charlie are an example of internal conflict, while Charlie's thoughts about why he wants to destroy the plants that will give hope to others are an example of external conflict.


False

True




11) Answer True or False.


If Charlie makes a turnabout during the resolution and begins helping Joe with the community garden, then the author has written a deus ex machina.


True

False




12) The buildup of tension in fiction is termed ______________.

universal theme

crisis

flashback

milieu

suspense




13) If at the beginning of the story about Joe and his garden, you read the sentence, "Though Joe had no doubt that he would be successful in his work to create a success," you could say that the author was employing ___________.

a cliffhanger

a theme

impressionism

flashback

foreshadowing




14) If you read the sentence, "Joe's community garden was beautiful-it was like an oasis in a desert of defeat and destruction surrounded as it was by a burned building and stores and homes imprisoned by their burglar bars," you could say that the author was employing ___________.

expressionism

romanticism

resolution

impressionism

climax

Match the number to the corresponding part of the diagram below.

1. _____ Language (technical vocabulary) 2. _____ Language 3. _____ Language (descriptive vocabulary) 4. _____ Texts medical reports legal texts academic journals 5. _____ Texts technical guides consumer guides textbooks advertising 6. _____ Texts biographies essays short stories poems 1 . Poetic 1 2 . Ordinary 2 3 .
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In "a wagner matinee," cather contrasts aunt georgiana's life of music and sophistication in boston with her pioneer life in nebraska. how does this affect the story? question 1 options: it develops the idea that listening to music can soothe her troubles and regenerate her soul. it shows that she gives up a cultured life for a loveless marriage. it indicates that she misses her life on the prairie, even though she enjoys the music. it highlights the life changes she is willing to make to experience love.

B.) Change the sentences into negative
using the long form:
Jane is a teacher
Jane is not a teacher
2. They are from Spain.
3.
I am sad.
You are right
5.
It is his book.
6.
My mother is at work
7.
Mike and Brian are brothers
8.
Kate is tired
9.
John is her cousin.
10. We are in the classroom

Make a title about this short paragraph and write a statement that is your own opinion about this paragraph

What primary advantage do objects have over pictures? Objects do not pose a visual challenge for audiences. Objects offer a way for viewers to picture what is being described. Objects help to make an argument stronger, since they are real. Objects have no advantage over pictures.

which research question would likely be most effective for helping you find evidence to support this claim?

Why does Elie not describe in detail much of what happened in camp after the death of his father?

What is the term for something that is accepted as definite or certain to​ occur, despite a lack of​ proof?
A.
values
B.
assumption
C.
bias

Examine the following digital text feature. How is the equator used to find latitude? Use the digital text feature to find the answer. The area around the middle of the equator measures latitude. The distance from the equator to a place on Earth gives the latitude. The equator is a flat line that stretches from east to west. The equator is used to draw lines on the Earth, creating steps like ladders.

How many note cards should you have prepared and had approved by your teacher before you give your persuasive speech

1) Listen
Read this verse from Part 1 of The Dhammapada.
Fools follow after vanity. The wise man keeps earnestness as his best jewel.
What does the figurative language in this verse mean?
The Dhammapada. Part 1
Fools and wise men share a desire for wealth.
O Wise men must pay a high price to be sincere.
O The foolish value of pride is held over all other virtues.
The virtue of sincerity should be treasured most

Can someone help me with this small essay, or explain it?

In a brief report (100-200 words), relate the moral or lesson learned by Everyman to your own life as a Christian. Use specific incidents: For example, you may relate a time when "Fellowship" let you down and compare it with the fleeting and fair-weather friend Fellowship was in the play.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?


“Thunder is good,” said Mark Twain, “But it is lightning that does the work.”

“Thunder is good, said Mark Twain, but it is lightning that does the work.”

“Thunder is good” said Mark Twain, “but it is lightning that does the work.”

“Thunder is good,” said Mark Twain, “but it is lightning that does the work.