Study Island (28) - Word Relationships Activities with Answer Key
Expectation of women : Care of home and children A. Expectation of men : Decisions about laws and government B. Expectation of women : Voting rights C. Children : Voting rights D. Men : Slave owners What's All the Fuss About? Do you ever wonder why people celebrate New Year's Eve It is not as important as Easter, Christmas, or July 4th. It does not celebrate an important event like those other holidays. After all, Passover, Christmas, and July 4th celebrate events that changed the world and happened only once. New Year's Eve, on the other hand, celebrates something that happens every year. Perhaps what is important about New Year's Eve is that it offers people a chance at renewal. Think about it. New Year's Eve gives us all afresh start. It offers us a brand new year in which we can turn ourselves into brand new people. A brand new year in which past errors can be forgiven. Indeed, this is what many people do. They use New Year's resolutions to urge themselves to turn their weaknesses into more positive traits. People do this in various ways. Some people want to lose weight. Some people want to do better in school. Some people want to spend more time with their families. What will you do with your new year 17. An antonym (a word with a different meaning) for the word fresh as it is used in this passage would be
