(1) When you see a Monarch butterfly, you may marvel at its beauty. (2) They are larger than many other kinds of butterflies. (3) Also, their orange wings and black trim make them easy to spot. (4) Yet, beyond their beauty, there’s something else amazing about these handsome butterflies. (5) Scientists have discovered that Monarchs migrate thousands of miles each year. (6) In the early spring, they’re found in great clusters in southern Mexico. (7) By summer, the migrating Monarchs have appeared in the United States. (8) They’re even found as far north as Canada. (9) As fall leaves begin to turn, however, these great travelers gather for the trip back south. (10) You can often mark the end of summer by the absence of Monarch butterflies. What is the topic sentence of this paragraph?

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

1. while some people only consider the cute little bundle of fur, there are many daily rituals of pet ownership. 2. one of the biggest surprises of adopting a puppy is how much exercise it needs on a daily basis. 3. the cost of food, the veterinarian and general supplies is another surprise to many new dog owners. 4. adopting a puppy is a hefty responsibility. read the four sentences and determine which answer shows the most logical order. a) 1, 4, 3, 2 b) 2, 3, 1, 4 c) 3, 2, 4, 1 d) 4, 1, 2, 3

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion