Complete the paragraph with the correct transitional words. The entire universe we see today was smaller than the size of a pea some 14 billion years ago. At the time, there was no sun, or any of the other stars we see today when we gaze into the night sky. Blank 1, suddenly, this pea-sized universe burst out and grew a trillion times bigger in less than a trillionth of a second. Physicists call this event the Big Bang. But no one has figured out how the Big Bang happened and why. Blank 2, scientists are clueless about what existed before the Big Bang.

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Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.