(1) alfred i ruled england for nearly 20 years. (2) he ruled from a. d. 871 to 899. (3) he is known as alfred the great. (4) he deserves that title. (5) alfred firmly believed in the importance of education. (6) he showed that belief by building schools. (7) he also invited scholars to his court. (8) alfred had the scholars translate books from latin into anglo saxon, the common language of his subjects. (9) in fact, alfred himself translated some important works. (10) he was well versed in latin. (11) he had studied it. which is the most effective way to combine sentences 10 and 11? he was well versed in latin, which he had studied. he was well versed in latin, and he had studied it. he had studied latin, so he was well versed. he, having studied latin, was well versed in it.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

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Julius caesar. [brutus.] with this, she fell distraught, and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. cassius. and died so? brutus. even so. cassius. o ye immortal gods! [enter lucius, with wine and taper] brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine. in this i bury all unkindness, cassius. cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. fill, lucius, till the wine o'erswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus' love. [exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala] brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala. now sit we close about this taper here, and call in question our necessities. cassius. portia, art thou gone? brutus. no more, i pray you. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him. brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius. brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.