Caesar freely confessed to me that the greatest actions of his own life were not equal, by many degrees, to the glory of taking it away. i had the honor to have much conversation with brutus; and was told that his ancestor junius, socrates, epaminondas, cato the younger, sir thomas more, and himself, were perpetually together: a sextumvirate to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh.

what would be the best suggestion to give to jonathan swift for improving the allusion in the passage?

provide some explanation of what made junius, socrates, epaminondas, cato the younger, and sir thomas more such an interesting group.
give the time and place of the events.
add to the middle of the passage one long sentence full of imagery and figurative language.
invent three fake philosophers with unusual names and include them in the passage.

The process in which applications are reviewed based on academic performance completion of rigorous course work and extracurricular activities is called

Select the correct answer. which headline do you think is most likely to be effective? a. if you want to stay healthy, take xyz for breakfast, lunch, and dinner b. stay fit, stay healthy with xyz c. health and fitness d. xyz is the magic solution for your entire family to stay fit and healthy e. xyz is your solution for all health and fitness problems

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]