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 Question :  The text states that the paintings of Altamira could be 13,000-34,000 years old. How did scientists estimate the age of these paintings? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Answer :  Scientists uncovered the estimate age for the cave paintings (13,000-34,000 years old) by using 2 processes - carbon dating and thorium-uranium dating. According to the text, scientists used the carbon dating method on the black charcoal outline of the animals.  Scientists were then able to run tests on the charcoal and receive a time period from when the paintings were made. The text states that the thorium-uranium dating method was to "analyze the mineral layers that formed over the cave painting(s)". Similar to carbon dating, thorium-uranium dating is when a sample of the minerals are tested for their time period. Both results came in as around 15,00-25,00 years ago, making them some of the oldest high-quality cave paintings found.

 Question :  Do you think that Caitlyn will become a numismatist like previous generations of her family? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer Answer :  I believe that Caitlyn will become a numismatist like the previous generations of her family. In the text, it states that Caitlyn bragged "My eyesight's 20/20" to her grandpa (who is a numismatist). This shows that Caitlyn could be a numistmatist because that particular job requires good eyesight, which she has. Also, for her grandpa to even hire her and think she would be capable for the job shows that he thinks Caitlyn could become a future numistmatist. The text also talks about how Caitlyn wanted to continue searching for rare coins instead of just quitting when she found one. This shows that Caitlyn could become a numistmatist because she is already enoying the job at a young age.

  The figurative language used in the quote “The way you grow old is kind of like…my little wooden dolls that fit one inside the other” is a simile. When Rachel thinks this, she is envisioning her wooden dolls as each age, the smaller the doll, the younger the age. Wooden nesting dolls fit one inside the other, the smallest doll never goes away, it is just hidden inside the other dolls. Rachel envisions each age to be “covered” by older ages, but never disappear. Her younger age feelings and emotions are just hidden inside her, but can be triggered at any moment. This simile helps us deeper understand the theme of the story (you can feel any emotions at any age) because of the comparison made between the wooden nesting dolls and the way you grow old.

  The figurative language being used in the quote “The red sweater’s still sitting there like a big red mountain” is a simile. When Rachel thinks this, she is seeing the sweater as a towering obstacle that she can’t take her eyes off of. A mountain can sometimes be an obstacle to overcome because of the overwhelming size and contrast between anything else. Rachel sees the red sweater as a mountain, or an overwhelming obstacle she has to overcome. Since she is unsure of where to start to fix the problem, she becomes stressed and starts to panic, which leads to her overreacting scene and thoughts. This simile helps us deeper understand Rachel’s feelings at this certain moment because of how she compares a small sweater to a giant mountain. She over exaggerates the comparison, but is also overwhelmed over her current situation.

  There are 1,200 known species of bats, but only 3 are known to suck blood, aka, vampire bats. When a vampire bat feasts on a tablespoon of blood MAXIMUM, they pierce the victims skin, instead of sucking blood like people think they do. One astounding fact about them is that their saliva has a special substance which prevents the victim's blood from clotting up. Vampire bats are meerly misunderstood because of their meal choices. This is because they don't primarily suck human blood, they would much perfer livestock such as chickens, pigs, and cows.If you ever do get attacked by a vampire bat however, scientists highly reccomend getting a Rabies vaccine. Most vampire bat rumors were started because of a horror novel entitled "Dracula", which came out in 1897. One of the biggest rumors is the size of these facinating creatures. In "Dracula", they are giant bats that can be turned into human-sized vampires. In reality, they are only about the size of a human ...

  Athena's Roman name was Minerva and she was the  goddess of wisdom and war.  Athena’s main powers were handicrafts, industry, war, and wisdom, which together create a strong, powerful, and creative goddess.  She was most likely to be found at Mount Olympus with her other siblings and relatives.  Athena’s mother was Metis (goddess of planning, cunning, and wisdom) and her father was Zeus (god of the sky).  Her siblings included Apollo, Artemis, and Ares.  She was also a Maiden because she did not marry anyone nor have any children.  Athena was sometimes known as the female version of Ares since both were in charge of war. When her mother (Metis) was still pregnant with Athena, she was swallowed by Zeus, forcing Athena to live in his forehead.  She spent her whole childhood in his forehead, fighting off his nightmares and learning from her mother.  As time went on, Zeus began to have constant bad headaches.  One day, the headac...

  In “Island Of The Blue Dolphins”, Karana has to decide what to do with the wounded dog that killed her brother. At the beginning, Karana finds the wounded dog laying half dead on the floor. She is conflicted because she hates it, but not enough to kill it. After some time, she takes the dog to her house, and provides it with food and water. She also treats the dog’s wounds with a stick from a coral bush. Over a few days, Karana and the dog start building trust for each other. They are able to get closer but not too close as they still are a little suspicious of each other. Eventually, Karana comes home from the mainland and thinks that he will be gone. This is when she realizes her positive feelings toward the dog which have just sprouted. When Karana enters her house, she finds the dog all happy, wagging it’s tail and stretching. In the end, Karana finally decides on a name for the dog (Rontu), making it her new pet.