Summarize this paragraph in one sentence. be specific and clearly explain the main idea.

galileo galilei was an influential scientist and one of the early developers of the refracting telescope. in 1632 galileo published a book called dialogue concerning the two chief world systems, in which he compared the copernican view of a heliocentric universe, one where the sun is at the center, with the geocentric view, one in which the earth is at the center. the church took offense as to how galileo portrayed the geocentric view using a character named simplicio, which has undertones of simpleton in the italian language, and he was put on trial before the roman inquisition. the inquisition ordered galileo to recant his ideas, his book was banned, he was forbidden from publishing anything else, and he was sentenced to house arrest for the rest of his life. i guess it’s not just what you say that’s important but how you say it.

Select the correct answer. during which stage of the active reading strategy would you identify the theme of a story? a. a = ask questions. b. c = create connections. c. t = track down important information. d. i = make inferences. e. v = visualize. f. e = eureka! combine information.

In 250-300 words, discuss jem’s character development in to kill a mockingbird. how does he grow and change? what are the major events that affect that change?

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.