The word bored sounds like the word board. these words are called
a) antonyms.
b) synonyms.
c) compounds.
d) homophones.

D). Homophones.

Explanation:

Homophones are those words that have different spellings, words or even meanings but their sounds, their pronunciations are the same. There are lots of words in the English vocabulary that are homophones, and so it is easy to misunderstand or even mistake one thing for the other. Like for example, the word 'bored' sounds the same as 'board' but they have absolutely nothing in common, nor do they mean the same thing. Common other examples are 'cell-sell', 'blue-blew', 'hour-our', 'know-no' etc.

ethos, logos, and pathos.

some attention getter quotes to support your thesis regarding brain work could be the following: :

a. storage capacity of your brain is virtually unlimited.

b. your brain produces sufficient electricity to light-up a small bulb.

c. different brain circuits are involved with reading aloud or silently.

d. your brain by itself does not feel pain.

e. reading allows your brain to download info directly.

f. brains of two musicians performing together can synchronize.