Select the correct answer. Authors often include multiple themes in their writing. Two themes expressed in this passage are A. the Internet can adversely impact teenagers, and good health includes spending time outdoors. B. experiencing the beauty of nature at night can be thrilling, and having time to one's self is valuable. C. people desire to escape from the mundane and ordinary, and it is important to keep in touch with loved ones. D. spending time with family is important, and using technology in excess can affect relationships.

The english language has the largest vocabulary of any language in existence. it has close to a million words! the english language is also the most widely used language in the world. close to a billion speakers, at least half of which speak english as a second or foreign language. this unit takes you on a brief tour of the history of english, showing you how the language moved from its obscure beginnings to its celebrated status as the first truly global language. what is the main idea in the text?

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses