Interview:
over the years, people started realizing that maybe that kind of makes sense, and six years later, the international astronomical union, they took a vote, and basically they said pluto should be reclassified. so we were, in the end, kind of vindicated
neil degrasse tyson, interview by melissa block, "astrophysicist chronicles battle over pluto"
what is one difference between the interview, "astrophysicist chronicles battle over pluto" and the preface from the pluto files?
a. the preface shows the author's emotion while the interview shows the author's attitude in an unemotional way.
b. the interview expresses a complete idea while the preface just gives an overall impression of the topic.
c. the interview contains run-on sentences and "filler" words while the preface uses complete sentences.
d. the interview is clearly structured while the preface is not well-organized and hard for the audience to follow.

We must understand the connections between the climate crisis and the afflictions of poverty, hunger, hiv-aids, and other pandemics. as these problems are linked, so too must be their solutions. we must begin by making the common rescue of the global environment the central organizing principle of the world community. which statement best describes gore's use of evidence to support his argument? a. gore makes connections between events to support his argument that solutions to the climate crisis will also solve other problems. b. gore provides dramatic details to support his argument that solutions to problems of this magnitude are often rare. c. gore compares crises in the world to support his argument that the problem of climate change must take a backseat to other problems. d. gore describes positive outcomes to support his argument that people should remain optimistic about finding solutions to climate change.

Identify how chekhov’s background and beliefs may have influenced his short story “the bet”.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?