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6TH GRADE QUESTION HERE LOL.......pls help T-T
Read the passage below.
You will respond by writing an informational response paragraph.
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GOLD IN THE SKY
By Alan E. Nourse

Chapter 1. Trouble Times Two

The sun was glowing dull red as it slipped down behind the curving horizon of Mars, but Gregory Hunter was not able to see it.

There was no viewscreen in the ship's cabin; it was too tiny for that. Greg twisted around in the cockpit that had been built just big enough to hold him, and shifted his long legs against the brace-webbing, trying to get them comfortable.

He knew he was afraid ... but nobody else knew that, not even the captain waiting at the control board on the satellite, and in spite of the fear Greg Hunter would not have traded places at this moment with anyone else in the universe.

He had worked too hard and waited too long for this moment.

He heard the count-down monitor clicking in his ears, and his hands clenched into fists. How far from Mars would he be 10 minutes from now? He didn't know. Farther than any man had ever traveled before in the space of 10 minutes, he knew, and faster. How far and how fast would depend on him alone.

"All set, Greg?" It was the captain's voice in the earphones.

"All set, Captain."

"You understand the program?"

Greg nodded. "24 hours out, 24 hours back, 90 degrees to the ecliptic1, and all the acceleration2 I can stand both ways."

Greg grinned to himself. He thought of the months of conditioning he had gone through to prepare for this run ... the hours in the centrifuge to build up his tolerance to acceleration, the careful diet, the rigorous hours of physical conditioning. It was only one experiment, one tiny step in the work that could someday give men the stars, but to Gregory Hunter at this moment it was everything.

"Good luck, then." The captain cut off, and the blastoff buzzer sounded.

He was off. His heart hammered in his throat, and his eyes ached fiercely, but he paid no attention. His finger crept to the air-speed indicator, then to the cut-off switch. When the pressure became too great, when he began to black out, he would press it.

But not yet. It was speed they wanted; they had to know how much acceleration a man could take for how long and still survive, and now it was up to him to show them.

Fleetingly, he thought of Tom ... poor old stick-in-the-mud Tom, working away in his grubby little Mars-bound laboratory, watching bacteria grow. Tom could never have qualified for a job like this. Tom couldn't even go into free-fall for 10 minutes without getting sick all over the place. Greg felt a surge of pity for his brother, and then a twinge of malicious anticipation. Wait until Tom heard the reports on this run! It was all right to spend your time poking around with bottles and test tubes if you couldn't do anything else, but it took something special to pilot an XP ship for Project Star-Jump. And after this run was over, even Tom would have to admit it....

There was a lurch, and quite suddenly the enormous pressure was gone.

Something was wrong. He hadn't pushed the cut-off button, yet the ship's engines were suddenly silent. He jabbed at the power switch. Nothing happened. Then the side-jets sputted, and he was slammed sideways into the cot.

He snapped on the radio speaker. "Control ... can you hear me? Something's gone wrong out here...."

1The great circle that is the apparent path of the Sun.

2The process of moving faster or happening more quickly.

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Now that you have read the passage, you will write an informational paragraph to answer the following question:

How does this story create a feeling of tension or conflict?

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Begin your paragraph by rephrasing the question into a topic sentence. Be sure to include the title and the author.
Include 3 or more specific examples, details, or quotes from the passage to support your answers to the prompt.
End with a conclusion sentence to wrap up your ideas.
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Answer 1

Answer:

In Alan E. Nourse's story "Gold in the Sky", he intentionally sets a tone of tension and conflict so that the audience can experience how the main character Greg is feeling.

First off, he starts off with describing how uncomfortable Greg is physically. He writes, "Greg twisted around in the cockpit that had been built just big enough to hold him, and shifted his long legs against the brace-webbing, trying to get them comfortable." This sentence helps the reader to envision the situation Greg is in and put themselves in his shoes. He has to do an important mission, but being cramped just makes his nerves worse.

Next, Nourse writes about Greg's inner thoughts. He states, "He knew he was afraid ... but nobody else knew that, not even the captain waiting at the control board on the satellite, and in spite of the fear Greg Hunter would not have traded places at this moment with anyone else in the universe." Greg is afraid of failing, and the fact that he can't share his feelings with anyone makes the reader feel tension.

Lastly, Greg begins to think about his brother. There is obviously some tension within their relationship, or at least that is how Greg sees it. The author writes, "Tom could never have qualified for a job like this... Greg felt a surge of pity for his brother, and then a twinge of malicious anticipation. Wait until Tom heard the reports on this run! It was all right to spend your time poking around with bottles and test tubes if you couldn't do anything else, but it took something special to pilot an XP ship for Project Star-Jump. And after this run was over, even Tom would have to admit it...." Greg wants to prove to his brother that he is better than him, and although it is a dangerous job, he's willing to do it to prove to his brother that he is better. This adds conflict between Greg and his brother, and sets a tone of urgency and the need for Greg to succeed.

In conclusion, the author Alan E. Nourse sets up tones of tension and conflict in his story by describing the situation Greg is in, showing his inner thoughts, and introducing how Greg feels he has to be better than his brother.

Explanation:

Answer 2

It can be noted that a tone of tension and conflict was set in order for the audience to experience the feeling of the main character.

At first, the author described how uncomfortable Greg was physically. The inner thoughts of the character were also portrayed.

In the final part, Greg was also thinking about his brother. This illustrated that there was tension in their relationship. This was important in conveying the tone of tension and conflict in the story.

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