Read this passage: "whose nose have you cut off, you monster? " she screamed, her face red with anger. "you scoundrel! you tippler! i myself will report you to the police! such a rascal! many customers have told me that while you were shaving them, you held them so tight by the nose that they could hardly sit still." but ivan jakovlevitch was more dead than alive; he saw at once that this nose could belong to no other than to kovaloff, a member of the municipal committee whom he shaved every sunday and wednesday. . and ivan jakovlevitch was silent. the thought that the police might find him in unlawful possession of a nose and arrest him, robbed him of all presence of mind. already he began to have visions of a red collar with silver braid and of a sword and he trembled all over. nikolai gogol, "the nose" what inference can you make from this passage from "the nose"? a. that ivan's wife loves him and wishes he were a braver man b. that ivan is often blamed for things that are not his fault c. that ivan dislikes kovaloff and is glad his nose was cut off d. that kovaloff is a kind person and didn't deserve to lose his nose

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.

Meaning to its abbreviation. 1. contraction gr. 2. obsolete as 3. greek pl. 4. anglo-saxon obs. 5. plural g. 6. german ff. 7. that is pron. 8. colloquialism colloq. 9. following i.e. 10. pronoun contr.