People refuse to recognize the danger of mp3 players because they simply love their mp3 players too much to give them up. the mp3 players are probably doing serious physical damage to their inner eardrums or even the brain itself, but apparently that doesn’t bother anyone. i shudder to think of what the future will be like if we continue on the path of mp3 player slavery we’re traveling. next time you’re tempted to plug in and tune out, remember my warning. either we learn to live without mp3 players, or we’re going to turn into a nation of complete zombies. is that where you want to live?

how could the author make his argument that mp3 players actually damage listeners’ ears even more persuasive?
a) by including the statistics on hearing loss in the united states
b) by mentioning his own father’s struggle with hearing loss from old age
c) by citing statistics of how live concerts often damage audience members’ hearing
d) by quoting a doctor or audiologist who has done research on mp3 players causing hearing loss

Read this excerpt from act ii, scene iv, of william shakespeare's romeo and juliet: nurse: now, afore god, i am so vexed, that every part about me quivers. scurvy knave! pray you, sir, a word: and as i told you, my young lady bade me inquire you out; what she bade me say, i will keep to myself: but first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her into a fool's paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behavior, as they say: for the gentlewoman is young; and, therefore, if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing. romeo: nurse, commend me to thy lady and mistress. i protest unto thee— nurse: good heart, and, i' faith, i will tell her as much: lord, lord, she will be a joyful woman. what does the excerpt reveal about the character of the nurse? a. the nurse is loyal to the capulet family and therefore discourages romeo and juliet from falling in love. b. the nurse is loyal to the montague family and therefore the young lovers get together. c. the nurse wants to mend the feud between the two families by encouraging the love between romeo and juliet. d. the nurse believes that romeo and juliet are too young to understand the obstacles they will face in the future. e. the nurse feels protective of juliet and therefore questions romeo about his intentions toward her.