A value is important to a society because it is A) the measure used to determine how good a person is. B) an amount of goods or services considered reasonable. C) a human characteristic that is considered desirable. D) the financial cost of an item, which is very important.

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

Match the audience to the description of each speech

What is the story about in the movie freedom writers