Story: My Last Roller Skating Party

In an effort to relive the good old days of youth, my friend Tim decided to throw himself a 1980s-themed party at a roller skating rink. All my college friends were going, and we decided to dress for the theme, complete with headbands, leg warmers, blue eyeshadow, and teased hair. The night of the party, everyone looked great and we all had a good time.

Then I decided to show off. About ten minutes before the party ended, I started trying moves I learned long ago when I dreamed of being an Olympic figure skater. I actually had never been good enough on the ice to get anywhere near the Olympics, but I loved skating and was pretty decent at one point. There I was at the party, spinning, twirling, and skating backward. Then I decided to bring my friend Heidi in on the fun, so I grabbed her hands and pulled her along with me as I skated backward. I was smart enough to be looking behind me to make sure I wouldn’t bump into anyone, but I was not smart enough to pay attention to my balance, which I lost.

I fell down onto the newly buffed rink floor. Before I knew what was happening, Heidi tripped and fell on top of me, and I heard a crack. I remember feeling the wind get knocked out of me, and then a rush of faces looking down asking if I was okay. My friend Kathleen, who was studying to be a nurse, asked questions to make sure I wasn’t seriously injured, and another friend called an ambulance. Since I was not yet feeling any pain, the sheer embarrassment of the moment was my main focus.

In the hospital I learned that I had broken a rib and fractured my collarbone. Kathleen had come with and assured me that I was lucky: it could have been much worse. Looking back, I have to laugh at the reaction we got from the hospital staff. Every time a new doctor or nurse walked into my room, we felt the need to explain our getups. The explanation was generally met with blank stares from people who had much more pressing concerns than what the girl in Room 3 was wearing.

I went home with strict instructions to move as little as possible for the next few weeks. Lucky for me, I was on summer break so I didn’t have to worry about school. I’d been planning to stay in my off-campus apartment and work that summer. Instead, I took a leave of absence from my job, formed a stack of books I’d been meaning to read for ages, and settled in for what would surely be some of the most boring weeks of my life. The next day, Heidi called and apologized profusely for falling on me. I thanked her but pointed out that it had been my fault that I ended up getting hurt.

“Even so, we all feel terrible that you ended up in the hospital at the end of a great party,” Heidi said. “Listen, I called a bunch of people who were there and asked if they wanted to volunteer for a meal drop-off schedule. I have your breakfast, lunch, and dinner covered for the next three weeks.” I needed a moment to process what Heidi was telling me. Next to my stack of books was a stack of menus from which I’d planned to order all of my food for the next few weeks. The thought of an all-fast food diet had made me a little nauseous, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to cook. Now my friends were coming to my rescue.

Starting the next morning, in addition to bringing amazing home-cooked meals, as well as some great take-out, my friends took turns visiting me so I didn’t get lonely. Those weeks ended up flying by. Before I knew it I was up and about again.

Eventually, my friends let me in on what a good laugh they had the night of the party – once they knew I was going to be all right, of course. As soon as my rib and collarbone healed I had a pretty good laugh about it, too. I didn’t mind that they had laughed. I decided that any group of friends willing to cook for me during summer break was allowed to laugh at me.
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The complicating incident of the story is when Heidi falls on the narrator.

What is the impact of the complicating incident?

A. The narrator is instructed to move as little as possible in order to recover.

B. The narrator’s friends decide to dress up in 1980s getups for the party.

C. The narrator is so embarrassed that she stays in her apartment for weeks.

D. The narrator’s friends begin laughing at her behind her back.

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Answer 1

Answer:

n an effort to relive the good old days of youth, my friend Tim decided to throw himself a 1980s-themed party at a roller skating rink. All my college friends were going, and we decided to dress for the theme, complete with headbands, leg warmers, blue eyeshadow, and teased hair. The night of the party, everyone looked great and we all had a goodd backward. I was smart enough to be looking behind me to make sure I wouldn’t bump into anyone, but I was not smart enough to pay attention to my balance, which I lost.

I fell down onto the newly buffed rink floor. Before I knew what was happening, Heidi tripped and fell on top of me, and I heard a crack. I remember feeling the wind get knocked out of me, and then a rush of faces looking down asking if I was okay. My friend Kathleen, who was studying to be a nurse, asked questions to make sure I wasn’t seriously injured, and another friend called an ambulance. Since I was not yet feeling any pain, the sheer embarrassment of the moment was my main focus.

In the hospital I learned that I had broken a rib a

Explanation:

B


Related Questions

In which sentence is a pronoun NOT used correctly?
"Hand her them books," she said.
They copied their notes for other students.
The usher escorted him to his chair.
Two of the girls put on skirts.

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Answer:

"Hand her them books," she said.

Explanation:

A sentence can be defined as a group of words that comprises of both a subject and predicate used to convey a logical information. Sentences are classified into four (4) main categories and these includes;

I. Simple sentence.

II. Compound sentence.

III. Complex sentence.

IV. Compound-Complex sentence.

A pronoun is one of the parts of speech in English language and it can be defined as a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. Some examples of a pronoun are he, she, you, I, who, it, them, ours, etc.

The sentence in which a pronoun is not used correctly is "Hand her them books," because the direct object is singular and as such the pronoun to use in completing the sentence should also be singular (her).

Which continent is labeled as number 2 on the map

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South America is number 2
It’s a South America!!


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At the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, a representative from a local tour bus company makes a presentation about the economic advantages of using her company's services for the visiting dignitaries. What kind of special-occasion speech is this

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Answer:

This kind of special-occasion speech is:

public-relations speech.

Explanation:

The purpose of pubic relations is to manage the image and perception of a person or a company, for example, by the society, potential clients, partners, etc.

A public-relations speech will help achieve the goal above by providing information that is, for example, beneficial to a company, advertising its qualities and advantages over others. That seems to be the case with the speech mentioned in the question. The representative of the local tour bus company is basically managing the image of the business by advertising its advantages in offering services for the visiting dignitaries.

it is a type of question that has multiple possible answer and encourage student to be creative​

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Answer: what is the question?

A theme in the story adapted from The Odyssey, Book IX is
that careful planning leads to success.
How is this theme developed in the story?
h food
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Odysseus observes Cyclops for a time before
devising a plan for escape.
Q Odysseus manages to find his way back to his ship.
sseus
was the
em in the
Odysseus does not panic when Cyclops stops to
talk to the ram
beast's
Even if
Fength to
Odysseus divides the sheep equally among his
men

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Answer:

Odysseus dose not panic

Explanation:

keeps calm and uses his mind to get back to his ship.

Answer:Odysseus observes Cyclops for a time before devising a plan for escape.

Explanation:

that should be the correct answer. if not, im sorry

Myanmar students are going to school is not good for them? Why?​

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Answer:

May be attacks of learning and education staff and occupation of education facilities are unacceptable that the reason.

{All children have the right to access the education.}

The poem says a lot about the theme of time passing and looks fading. The woman in the poem regrets the loss of youth and beauty. What is your definition of beauty? Is it a physical feature? Is there such a thing as “inner beauty? What kind of beauty might that be? Write your answer in two hundred words.

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Answer and Explanation:

This is a personal question about your opinion. I will provide an example below. Feel free to add or edit anything to fit your beliefs and opinions:

My definition of beauty does go beyond looks, although I must agree that all of us probably still judge people first based on their appearance. Still, I believe personality, character, manners, and actions are a better way to convey one's true beauty. Indeed, it is what most people would call "inner beauty", and I truly think it exists.

If someone despises or mistreats others, no matter how physically beautiful that someone is, we will end up finding them ugly because their actions and traits are ugly. The same happens the other way around. A person may not be considered very attractive, but if they are gentle, polite, and intelligent, for instance, we will perceive that person as beautiful and will prefer their company over the attractive but rude person.

Answer:

My definition of beauty does go beyond looks, although I must agree that all of us probably still judge people first based on their appearance. Still, I believe personality, character, manners, and actions are a better way to convey one's true beauty. Indeed, it is what most people would call "inner beauty", and I truly think it exists. If someone despises or mistreats others, no matter how physically beautiful that someone is, we will end up finding them ugly because their actions and traits are ugly. The same happens the other way around. A person not be considered very attractive, but if they are gentle, polite, and intelligent, for instance, we will perceive that person as beautiful and will prefer their company over the attractive but rude person. Plath’s poem, “Mirror,” which she wrote in 1961, is a poignant poem that touches on the themes of time passing and beauty as a mirror (the speaker of the poem) that relates its experiences with a woman who has grown old and is no longer beautiful. Having the mirror narrate the poem is an example of personification. Notice that it speaks with objectivity of a child who just reflects on surface realities and is too young to understand deeper nuances.

Explanation:

How do I restate the letters in the red

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Hopes this helps:

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The kind of person I think Fredrick Douglass choices to show that he is.

Have a great night.

hi im looking for someone to do my english class i have 90 assignments to get done in 4 days and i need someone who is really good in english 1 to do my assignments, its on acellus and i will reward 200-400 points depending on the final grade, if you get at least a 90% or up ill go up to 500 but if u make my grade up to a 93% or higher i will go 600 and give brainliest, i will only give my log in to people who have 5 or more serious answers in the english category and they have to be correct and i will be checking

NO LINKS OR FILES OR I WILL REPORT

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Bro how did you get behind on 90 assignments was there an emergency or you just didnt feel like doing them
i feel like you should be doing your own homework and get help from school/friends/parents yeah i get that it’s hard to be motivated during times like this but bro??

What did Kenny's parents not talk about?

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Answer:

Everything

Explanation:

? um are is this a question for a book or something

A truck was carrying a substance in a tank. The molecules of that substance were moving away from each other. The truck parked overnight in a place where energy transferred out of the substance . In the morning . the substance was a gas. How were the molecules moving in the morning ?

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Answer:

In the morning the molecules were moving away from each other with a smaller speed than when the truck was carrying the substance.

2. The reason is that the molecules contain less average kinetic energy, thus their average speed is lower.

Explanation:

Our model of the state (phases) of the substances describes the molecules of solids as not moving away from each other, they are relatively fixed with respect to each other, just vibrating; the molecules of liquids as free to slide pass each other, which permits they to flow, but not moving away from each other; and the the molecules of the gases as moving away from each other, which is the cause of them occupying the whole space of the container that holds them.

According to that, the substance that the truck was carryng was a gas, because the molecules were moving away from each other.

After parking overnight, where energy transferred out of the substance, in the morning, the substance was a gas. Hence, the molecules were moving away from each other too. This answer the first question.

Since energy was transferred out of the substance, in the morning the temperature of the substance decreased (but no enough to make it a liquid). The average kinetic energy of the gases depends only on the temperature. So, the average kinetic energy of the molecules in the morning was smaller than when the truck was carrying the substance. Since the kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the speed of the molecules, the smaller average kinetic energy means that the average speed of the molecules was smaller too. Hence, in the morning the molecules were moving away from each other with a lower speed than when the truck was carrying the substance.

Someone help me please! I have to write an argumentive essay for Ela. Its about if teens should play extreme sports.

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Answer:

No, Extreme sports can be very damaging to their bodies and can even harm their brains.

Explanation:

In the essay, you can use the first paragraph for your thesis and your argument. In the second paragraph use information and maybe stats to back up your argument and the same for the third. For the 4th you can add the counterargument and state why you're against it. For the conclusion, you can restate your thesis and add a finishing sentence to conclude the essay. I can do some more research on it if you need any more help. Just say something in the comments so I can come back

Here is a starter for you!

Should teens play extreme sports?

This question gets spoken about all the time. Should teens play extreme sports? I believe that if you put your mind to something, you can succeed in it. So if a teen really wants to, why not? If a teen has the motivation, stamina, confidence, and is Athletic. I believe yes!

Being athletic is the most important thing to know how to do when joining an extreme sport. It is a major factor. If you are not athletic I do not recommend it because you can get severely injured.

And just add on, hope this helps you get started and yes this is my own writing

Intelligent girls are trying very hard.
verb or noun

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lemme break it down because i dont really understand

intelligent girls (adjective + noun), trying (verb)

Answer:

please specify which word you are asking about

Explanation:

I really really need help please answer all them...thank you

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Answer:

Post the image of the poem

Explanation:

I don’t mean to take points but can you post the pome as well?

But to help for now in # 1 it’s asking to describe the authors emotion

#2 what is the emotional change like did it switch up or stay the same

#3 summarize the questions in the poem

I need to check this please give me the right answer thanks!

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Answer:

yes its good ! hihihihihihihi

Answer:

no its not good its B -9,-3

Explanation:


Directions: Search for the ten (10) different caregiving equipment tools or paraphemalia found in
this puzzle. Encircle the word words vertically, horizontally backward, upward or downward

this is the pic answer this asap

paki zoom nlng po ​

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Answer:

Stethoscope sa pinaka taas

5. Compose a dialogue between two friends who are sharing their
experiences as they meet physically after nearly nine months of
nationwide lockdown.

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It will composed to shreds because its science

Woolly mammoths had features that helped them live in a harsh environment. What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
A. The hair on the coat of woolly mammoths kept ice from collecting too close to their
bodies.
B. The last known group of woolly mammoths died off around 4,000 years ago.
C. Pictures on cave walls show hunting parties chasing after herds of woolly mammoths.
D. All that now remains of woolly mammoths are fossilized bones and mummified
bodies.

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A. , nothing else supports or talks about features that wooly mammoths had

rewrite the following sentences
(2)The Manager said "I will be there on the field". (Begin The manager said that....)
(3) Seema is the fastest runner in our school. (Begin- No other.......)
(4) As soon as the election results were out the victory procession started (Begin-No
sooner........)
(5) Amit was too embarrassed to speak clearly. (Begin -Amit was so.....)
(6) The bike is not worth buying (Begin- It is pointless......)
(7) It is a pity that I forgot the password. (Begin - wish.......)
(8) He is rich as well as generous.(Begin- Not only..........)​

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Answer:

The manager said hat he would be out there on the field

No other person runs as fast as Seema in our school

No sooner had the election results bee announced that the victory procession began

Amit was so embarrassed to the extent that he could not speak clearly

It is pointless to buy the bike

Wish I hadn't forgotten the password

Not only is he rich, but generous as well.

Explanation:

they had been calling you. change into present perfect tense

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Answer:

they have been calling you .

Miles is kind to the prince because he:
A. expects a reward
B. knows that the Prince needs a friend.
C. wants a partner to helo him steal
D. knows that the Prince really is the Prince​

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Answer:

B. knows that the Prince needs a friend.

Explanation:

because I did this once and know the answer.

When a pronoun does not agree in number or person with an antecedent that appears earlier in the sentence, what kind of error occurs?

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Answer:

pls help me 4 english

Explanation:

kind of error occurs?

O a pronoun case error

O a pronoun shift error

O a reciprocal pronoun error

O a vague pronoun error

Answer:

a pronoun shift error

Explanation:

just took the test and this was the correct answer

how do strenths impact our jounrney? pls give examples​

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Answer:

They make life easier so you will excell at some challenges and fail at others

Explanation:

if you can recognize your own strengths, you can start to recognize people’s strengths as well

How do the characters change after The Wiz "GIVES" them what
they want?

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I have no idea


Maybe walked away?!

Answer:

i dont know

Explanation:

Read the sentence.

Sarai discovered that some of the materials she tested were malleable enough to serve as springs for her robot.

What type of context clue can you use to determine the meaning of malleable?

a synonym
an antonym
a definition
an inference

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Answer:

an inference

Explanation:

In English language, an inference can be defined as an act or process which typically involves a person deducing the meaning or message from something through induction.

Hence, the type of context clue that can be used to determine the meaning of "malleable" in the above sentence is inference.

Since the other materials were too hard to bend, it can be deduced by inference that the malleable materials are flexible, liable to bend through hammering and being extended.

This ultimately implies that, malleable materials can serve as springs to make Sarai's robot.

Answer:

This would be an inference.

Explanation:

Edge 2021

Can someone help me please

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I’d go with choice 1

Who do you think has more to lose in this situation? Randy: a Soc, he has money, his Dad is mad. Ponyboy: a Greaser, poor, has only his brothers. Explain why you chose Randy or Ponyboy.

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Hello. You have not shown the situation to which this question refers, which makes it impossible for it to be answered. However, I will try to help you in the best possible way.

Randy and Ponnyboy are characters from the book "The Outsiders" that tells the story of how boys from a city get involved in situations of high rivalry and violence between street gangs.

Among these two boys, we can mention Randy and Ponnyboy who are members of different gangs and have high rivalry. Although you did not present the situation to which the question refers, we can consider that in a capitalist and intolerant society, as it is in America where the book takes place, Randy has more to lose, because even though his father is a madman, he still has some financial support, which Ponnyboy does not. This financial support, allows Randy to have access to money, which can supply all his needs. Ponnyboy has nothing to lose but his brothers, but Randy has a lot of valuable things that, if lost, will greatly damage his life.

Capulet: Why, how now, kinsman! wherefore storm you so?

Tybalt: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe;
A villain that is hither come in spite,
To scorn at our solemnity this night.

Capulet: Young Romeo, is it?

Tybalt: ’Tis he, that villain Romeo.

Capulet: Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone:
He bears him like a portly gentleman

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Correct answer choice is :

C) Tybalt is ready to fight, and Lord Capulet is less impulsive.

Explanation:

Friar Laurence proceeded to make things even critical by lying to Lord Capulet in supporting Juliet fake her death. For all of these purposes, Friar Laurence is obliquely liable for their deaths. However, he is rightly justified by the Prince, because eventually, their deaths are the fault of Lords Capulet and Montague.

Answer:

c

Explanation:

Read the following passage from Bulfinch’s Mythology: The agile youth sprang into the chariot, stood erect and grasped the reins with delight, pouring out thanks to his reluctant parent. Which synonym could best replace the word agile in this passage? slow clumsy energetic stiff

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Answer: energetic

Explanation:

Agile means for someone to have the ability to move easily and be energetic. It means having an adaptable and resourceful character. The antonyms of agile are slow clumsy and stiff.

Therefore, the sentence "The agile youth sprang into the chariot, stood erect and grasped the reins with delight, pouring out thanks to his reluctant parent" can be written as "The energetic youth sprang into the chariot, stood erect and grasped the reins with delight, pouring out thanks to his reluctant parent".

Therefore, the correct option is C.

Answer:

energetic (:

HELP PLEASE What is the key point of disagreement between rationalists and empiricists? *spam will be reported
A. human values
B. the source of human knowledge
C. the limits of human knowledge
D. the nature of reality
E. the relationship between mind and body

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The answer is b because it’s b
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