Hello Lets Talk Please Dont Report Me I Mean No Harm (2024)

Small Beginning.
by George S. Burleigh

From what perspective is the poem written?
A.
an unidentified animal
B.
the crocus
C.
an unknown speaker
D.
the bluebird

B i think i’m not really sure

Think:

Based on this reading, what is dangerous and/or perilous to Americans?

Organize:

Please cite evidence (use a quote) from the article to support your argument.

Focus on presenting your claim in the topic sentence.

The remaining details should support or defend that claim.

Be sure to proofread and edit your answer for its use of sentence fluency, capitalization, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Write:

A strong response will be at least 1 paragraph in length.

This paragraph should contain 5-7 sentences.
Lessons of Pearl Harbor

Leroy Barber grew up in rural New London, Wisconsin, hunting and fishing with two of his brothers. He enlisted in the Navy, trained at the Great Lakes facility north of Chicago and was assigned to a battleship. Barber enjoyed being a sailor, missed his brothers and advised them to join up. The Navy made an exception to its rule against putting family members on one boat — a decision their father sought to reverse — but America was not at war, and Hawaii was about as far from Europe's fighting as you could get.

That's how the Barber boys, Malcolm, 22, Leroy, 21 and Randolph, 19, came to serve together as firemen on the USS Oklahoma. And that is how they died — together, on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 — 75 years ago Wednesday — when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and drew America into World War II.

"We are not bitter, but there is one thing neither of us can forgive," Peter Barber, their father, told the Tribune in May 1942. "We were at peace when the attack started. Our boys didn't even know about it. They must have been caught below decks without any chance to fight back. If they had known — if we had been on guard — they would have returned fire and they might not all have died."

Many wars are remembered and battles commemorated. But only two dates on the calendar awaken recollections of a sneak attack on American territory by an undeclared enemy. One is Sept. 11, which was 15 years ago this year. And then there is Dec. 7, "a date which will live in infamy," as President Franklin Roosevelt told Congress in a national radio broadcast the next afternoon. A few hours later, the United States declared war on Japan. A few days later, the U.S. declared war on Germany.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, but it was foreshadowed. In 1941, America was attempting to check Japanese aggression in China through economic sanctions. The U.S. knew from a code-breaking operation known as "Magic" that Japan was girding for war. Conflict seemed inevitable, but officials in Washington missed the signals that war was imminent, and never guessed Hawaii would be a target. The American public also was unprepared.

On Dec. 1, the Tribune reported that ongoing negotiations to halt Japan's expansionist moves were at a critical juncture, but there was a distant, theoretical tone to the warning. The U.S., having backed Britain in Europe, was already engaged in quasi-conflict with Germany. In the Pacific, war against Japan remained an unappealing question. "The United States is not prepared to fight a war on two fronts and will not be before the completion of our two-ocean navy in 1946," the Tribune's story said.

The U.S. military was not on alert in Hawaii. Most naval personnel treated Dec. 7, a Sunday, as a day off. At about 7 a.m., just as radar operators were completing their overnight watch, they spotted a stunning concentration of aircraft coming their way — must be B-17s coming in from California, they were told.

This was the first Japanese carrier strike force of torpedo- and dive-bombers, escorted by Zero fighters. The Japanese attack, completed in two waves in less than two hours, destroyed most of the U.S. military planes on the island of Oahu and devastated the U.S. Pacific fleet. Most of the ships' anti-aircraft guns were unmanned. A few heroic American pilots got off the ground to shoot down Zeros, but the day marked a humiliating and painful entrance to the war.

The Barber brothers were among 2,300 U.S. service members killed.

Firsthand descriptions of Dec. 7 have dwindled as survivors depart us, but the lesson of Pearl Harbor endures. In 1941, the United States failed to anticipate Japanese aggression. In 2001, terrorists intensified a slow-burning war against American civilians that had started years earlier and continues today. Despite America's great power and comparative isolation on the map, it is vulnerable to the enemies it has, and the ones it may have.

Our nation forgets that at its peril.

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HELPPP!!!!! Write a ½ page response for each prompt. Part of this activity is based on YOUR REFLECTIONS, so add personal comments often.

1. Native American tribes were sophisticated farmers well before any explorers came to North American. Is agriculture still important in this country? Find out how big farming still is in America and write about it.

2. Find 5 Native American inventions from before 1500. What do these inventions tell you about life in Pre-Colonial America?

3. Europeans who "colonized" America were predominantly Christian in their religious faith. Read the Judeo-Christian creation story then read the Ojibwe Creation Story. What similarities and differences are there between these two versions of creation?

It' like moit black velvet. "

What i being compared in thi tatement from the election?
Repone

Aa piece of black velvet i being decribeda piece of black velvet i being decribed

Ba jaguar and black velveta jaguar and black velvet

Cblack velvet and wet furblack velvet and wet fur

Dthe dark, humid night and moit, black velvet

Read the passage.

At the 1980 Olympic Games, the US men’s ice hockey team played the Soviet Union’s team. The Soviet team had won four Olympic gold medals in a row. The US team made it through the opening round of play without a loss. Before a sold-out crowd, the US team performed what became known as the "Miracle on Ice.” They beat the Soviets and went on to win Olympic gold.

Lauren infers men’s ice hockey was a popular sport at the 1980 Olympics. Which detail most likely helps Lauren make this inference?

Which sentence uses the
underlined academic
vocabulary word.
incorrectly?
A. My mom and dad are very
compatible and bring out the best in
each other.
B. We can diminish the effects of
these noxious fumes by opening all
the windows.
C. Discussing music and art
together makes for a compatible
enrichment experience.
D. Her decision was well-thought
out and arbitrary, considering the
opinions of others as well.

D is the answer