Read It! Kids are using cell phones a lot. They like to text. But some kids are texting too much. They stop speaking to others. Parents are worried. So, they are making rules. "No texting someone in the same room." Or "No cell phones at dinner." The kids do not like the rules at first. But the rules change the way they talk to people.

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Parents think that the rules are .

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A boring
B helpful
C funny
D fair

Analyze the foot of the following word. use a dictionary if necessary. advise iambic trochaic

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?

The institute of international research is holding its annual convention. this year more than 500 scholars have been invited to hear research reports on many timely topics. approximately 250 big name scientists will be winging their way to washington, d.c. how can the underlined sentence be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage? a) approximately 250 people will be in washington, d.c. b) approximately 250 bigwigs will be flying to washington, d.c. c) approximately 250 science people will be going to washington, d.c. d) approximately 250 well-known scientists will be arriving in washington, d.c.