Read the excerpt from early victorian tea set. among the upper classes, tea had been popular since before 1700. it received celebrity endorsement from charles ii’s queen, catherine of braganza, and from queen anne. it came from china, it was expensive, refreshingly bitter and drunk in tiny cups without milk or sugar. people kept their tea in locked tea caddies, as if it were a drug; for those who could afford it, it often was. in the 1750s samuel johnson confessed himself a happy addict: a hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle scarcely has time to cool, who with tea amuses the evening, with tea solaces the midnights, and with tea welcomes the morning. macgregor’s main purpose in providing the quote is to explain why only the upper classes could afford to drink tea. express his viewpoint on the importance of drinking tea often. illustrate how celebrities preferred their tea with sugar and milk. support his statement that people locked away their tea like it was a drug.

Read the passage. excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting for" by senator elizabeth warren, april 17, 2014 i honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. when i started teaching elementary school after college, the public school district didn't hide the fact that it had two pay scales: one for men and one for women. women have made incredible strides since then. but 40 years later, we're still debating equal pay for equal work. women today still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and they're taking a hit in nearly every occupation. bloomberg analyzed census data and found that median earnings for women were lower than those for men in 264 of 265 major occupation categories. in 99.6 percent of occupations, men get paid more than women. that's not an accident; that's discrimination. the effects of this discrimination are real, and they are long lasting. today, more young women go to college than men, but unequal pay makes it harder for them to pay back student loans. pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women. . for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by, and many families depend as much on mom's salary as they do on dad's, if not more. women are the main breadwinners, or joint breadwinners, in two-thirds of the families across the country, and pay discrimination makes it that much harder for these families to stay afloat. women are ready to fight back against pay discrimination, but it's not easy. today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes. here in the senate, sen. barbara mikulski (d-md.) introduced the paycheck fairness act to give women the tools to combat wage discrimination. it would ensure that salary differences have something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because they are women. senator warren states that the effects of pay discrimination are long-lasting. is this a valid argument supported by accurate evidence? no; warren weakens her point by claiming that the paycheck fairness act would "give women the tools to combat wage discrimination." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women." no; warren weakens her point by noting, "today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes."

Someone is calling us.(passive voice)

Which is expressed with the least redundant language? a) she will love her dog forever and ever. eliminate b) my appointment is at 3: 00 p.m. in the afternoon. c) any topic you choose for research must be manageable. d) there are seven students who have applied for admission to the art class.