Read the speech and answer the question.


Voluntourism: An Opportunity Too Good to be True


A Speech to the Student Body of Evergreen High


[1] Picture this: It's Spring Break, and you fly off to some country where there's lush rainforests and beautiful, blue coastlines to explore. There's also people in need, so you decide to blend your vacation with volunteering. Volunteering as a tourist, or voluntourism, seems like a great way to explore new regions and help people at the same time. However, this "volunteer plus travel" experience can actually harm local communities. While many teens might view traveling and volunteering abroad as a worthwhile adventure, there are more genuine and effective ways to make a difference.


[2] Most would agree that volunteering in general is a worthy use of time. However, what if you found out the children you are "helping" are actually being kept in poor conditions so voluntourists will spend money to come to the local area? Dale Rolfe, a supporter of ethical voluntourism, explains the shocking reality that "Animal sanctuaries and orphanages are often manufactured for the voluntourist…encouraging a cycle of exploiting the very animals and children the volunteers are trying to help."


[3] Proponents of the "volunteer plus travel" experience also argue that traveling to new places builds character and is a valuable way to learn about different cultures. With voluntourism, however, participants often pursue experiences that are all about them. For example, they sign up to build a school for a gold star on their resume, but they have no real building skills and take jobs away from local construction workers (Schulten). Or, they arrive to teach English but instead take selfies with the locals. One world traveler and ethical voluntourist believes voluntourism "can perpetuate small minded views of the world by taking insulated, fake, and structured experiences and selling them as unabridged and eye opening" (Carlos). The voluntour experience is a mirage. The voluntourist's eyes are not opened to real life at the destination, and lasting change is not achieved.


[4] If you want a genuine experience where you can see a lasting impact, there are better options than voluntourism. You can volunteer in your local community. Give an hour every week to your town's animal rescue. Serve monthly dinners to the homeless. Be a reliable, positive influence on a child who needs a mentor. Studies show that volunteering and forming lasting relationships with those you help has a positive impact on your physical and emotional health. In fact, blood pressure is reduced, memory is improved, and rates of depression are reduced (Michaels).


[5] There is another reason to look into alternatives to voluntourism. Did you know the average "voluntour" travel package costs $3,400 (Rolfe)? Could that travel money be better spent? If the world's citizens are your passion, it could go to an international organization. If you care about education, your funds can be used to buy books for students in faraway lands. If you want villagers to have clean water, contribute funds to local efforts to dig wells. If you want to experience a different culture, travel to the country as a guest, and learn from the locals how you can best help them after you've returned home. But do not voluntour.


[6] In reality, there are better ways to make a difference. Voluntourism might appear to be an adventure that blends travel and helping others, but it does little except provide a costly, superficial experience that might actually do more harm than good. So, volunteer where you are most needed...at home, where you can stay to see the job through and form genuine, lasting relationships. Choose a beautiful coastline closer to home and send the travel money you saved to an international organization that will put it to good use. Whatever you do, don't turn someone else's hardship into your vacation.


What is the speaker's claim in this argument?


The financial cost associated with voluntour opportunities is exceptionally high.

There are better ways to make a difference than mixing tourism with volunteering.

Volunteering locally has more health benefits than voluntouring internationally.

Voluntourism is a great way to help people and communities as well as travel the world.

Answer: b

Explanation:

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Why does Tom make a plan to leave town quickly with Tyndale?
O A council might decide to arrest him.
O Tom gets an impatient letter from his uncle.
Tyndale is very sick.
Tom is afraid of Belsey.

Lady Macbeth refers to many events and conversations in her sleep-walking scene.
Textual Evidence

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Language Arts 12 Part 2 (Foundations) 20-21
2. After Jane left Thornfield she became a beggar, receiving no help until St. John intervened.
True
False

Who would most likely receive a business memo?
A. A friend
B. A coworker
C. A family member without e-mail
D. An enemy

I will mark brainliest

Fill in the missing part of the analogy.
Purse : suitcase as cup.
A. thimble
O B. coaster
C. fork
O D. pitcher

External conflict is a struggle with an outside force. Which of the following are examples of external conflict?a. A sailor must sail his small ship through a violent storm. b. A girl feels guilty about lying and confesses to her parents. c. A boxer faces his rival in the boxing ring.d. A teenager gets a role in the school play and must face his stage fright.​

In a novel, a woman lives a lonely life in which she is
encouraged to marry a rich man to ensure her financial
security. Her brothers are merchants. The woman decides
to ignore her family's advice to marry and instead takes a
job on a train that travels through Europe, where she is
inspired by the landscapes and the people she meets to
write poetry. On the train, she meets a handsome stranger
and falls in love.
Which element of the story most clearly identifies it as an example of
Romantic literature?
A. The story's themes involve feminism.
B. The story's central conflict relates to money.
C. The story centers on love between two people.
O D. The story celebrates creative inspiration

I fell back,

Dazed, clutching my brow,

Groaning, “Oh my shin, oh my shin,”

And everybody peeled away from me

And dropped from laughter, and there we were,

All of us writhing on the ground for one reason

Or another.

—“How I Learned English,”
Gregory Djanikan

Why are the other boys laughing at the main character of the poem?

They think the main character getting hit by the ball is funny.
They think the main character looks funny holding his head.
They think it is funny that the main character tries to play baseball.
They think it is funny that the main character mistakes his head for his shin.

Question 7 of 10
Which sentence best describes an aesthetic impact?
A. The twist ending of the story is meant to shock and disturb the
reader.
OB. The symbolism in the middle of the story represents the
character's longing.
OC. The height of the story's tension occurs in the final four
paragraphs of the story.
D. The wordiness of the story's introduction reflects the mind of the
main character.

What type of figurative language is "make merry myself?" *
alliteration
pun
onomatopoiea

Identify the adjective clause in the sentence: My mom wanted to spend her birthday doing her favorite activity, which was going to Marshalls and scouring the clearance racks.

A. which was going to Marshalls and scouring the clearance racks
B. My mom wanted to spend her birthday doing her favorite activity
C. scouring the clearance racks
D. My mom wanted

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How should the subject-verb agreement in this sentence be changed. If at all?
Sarah and her sister ran to catch the bus, but they were too late.
A.they was too late
B.she were too late
C.she was too late
D.No change

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Which excerpt from "Seventh Grade" best expresses the main conflict that Victor faces in the story?
• They talked about recent movies, baseball, their parents, and the horrors of picking grapes in order to buy their fall
clothes.
• The two friends socked each other in the arm and went their ways, Victor thinking, man, that's weird. Michael thinks
making a face makes him handsome.
® After English, Victor had math, his weakest subject. He sat in the back by the window, hoping he wouldn't be called
on.
O A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful. Teresa sat a few desks away, no doubt thinking he was
fool.

HELP ASAP This is the first paragraph of Tanyika’s analytical essay.
The main character in this story seems foolish at first because she doesn’t follow the advice of the elders in her clan. She is very beautiful, and several young men want to marry her. She refuses all of them, and instead decides to live alone. Later, she avoids starvation by becoming an expert fisherwoman.
What should you say to Tanyika about this paragraph, if you become part of her peer review group?
A)"This summary of the story is very clear. Your first paragraph should state an actual claim about the story, though--something you have to prove."
B)"I think we both agree that the main character should have married when she had the chance. I didn’t like the story much at all. Did you?"
C)"It is impressive how the main character becomes such an expert in a valued activity. However, that’s not really how the story ends."
D)"Clearly, you believe that the main character is a strong young woman who has her own ideas. That’s not how I see it, though."

Read the excerpt from "Sugihara.”

YUKIKO: And the orders from the Ministry?

He walks back toward her and takes her hands in his. He looks into her eyes.

CHIUNE: I may have to disobey my government, but if I don’t, I will disobey my God.

YUKIKO: You’ll issue the visas to the Jews anyway?

CHIUNE: I’ll issue hundreds of visas. Thousands of visas, if necessary.

YUKIKO: They’ll fire you.

What type of conflict does this excerpt show?

character versus character
character versus society
character versus self
character versus nature

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An important aspect of the writing process is idea generation. One good strategy for coming up with ideas is brainstorming. The idea behind brainstorming is to think freely and creatively about an idea, writing down anything that comes to mind. Brainstorming is also a useful technique for problem solving.

For this assignment, you are going to brainstorm possible answers to the question: What is the "sea" a symbol of? Don’t worry about being right or wrong, or relating your ideas to any particular text. Just go with the flow, and see what you come up with. Spend five minutes writing down whatever comes to mind in a list format.

_____ is defined as to lose or give up hope that things will improve.
Question 1 options:

a)

Colossal

b)

Despair

c)

Mock

d)

Pedestal

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Write a “cause and effect” paragraph on the given topic. The paragraph must contain Topic Sentence, Example Sentence, Analysis Sentence, and Linking Sentence.

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How does Florida make sure that childcare centers in the state are following regulations? Do you think this is fair?

What was the authors purpose in writing "Island Morning" Jamaica Kincaid?

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Enter several persons of both houses, who join the fray;

then enter Citizens, with clubs and partisans.

Citizens: Clubs, bills, and partisans! strike! beat them down!

Down with the Capulets! down with the Montagues!

—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare

What do these stage directions help the reader understand?

The Capulets are the winners.
The Montagues are the winners.
Members of both families call for weapons.
Citizens attack both families with weapons.

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What are some obstacles Reyna must overcome in order to be reunited with her mother?

Question 7
Why is it correct to say that these two lines have the same meter?
because they both create a
picture in your mind of a person
traveling
because they are both sentences
that begin with the word I
Midway
by Naomi Long Madgett
I've come this far to freedom and I won't turn back
I'm climbing to the highway from my old dirt track
I'm coming and I'm going
And I'm stretching and I'm growing
And I'll reap what I've been sowing or my skin's not black.
I've prayed and slaved and waited and I've sung my song
You've bled me and you've starved me but I've still grown strong
You've lashed me and you've treed me
And you've everything but freed me
But in time you'll know you need me and it won't be long.
I've seen the daylight breaking high above the bough
I've found my destination and I've made my vow:
So whether you abhor me
Or deride me or ignore me
Mighty mountains loom before me and I won't stop now.
because they both end with the
sound "ack"
because they have the same
number of syllables and strong
beats