Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 1, of the tragedy of julius caesar and the background information on the allusion it contains. excerpt: [flavius.] see whether their basest mettle be not moved. they vanish tongue-tied in their guiltiness. go you down that way towards the capitol; this way will i. disrobe the images if you do find them decked with ceremonies. marullus. may we do so? you know it is the feast of lupercal. flavius. it is no matter; let no images be hung with caesar’s trophies. i’ll about, and drive away the vulgar from the streets: so do you too, where you perceive them thick. these growing feathers plucked from caesar’s wing will make him fly an ordinary pitch, who else would soar above the view of men, and keep us all in servile fearfulness. background information: in rome, february 15 was lupercalia, an annual festival celebrating the myth of the she-wolf that saved the lives of the infant twins romulus and remus. according to legend, the two boys became the founders of rome. the festival is also said to have celebrated the god who protected flocks from hungry wolves. which statement best explains the meaning added by the allusion in this excerpt?

Analyze this lead sentence. in moscow on friday, jewish activist anatoly scharansky was sentenced to thirteen years in prison for high treason because of his activities as a spy for the united states. match the answer to the question. 1.why? jewish activist anatoly scharansky 2.who? sentenced to 13 years in prison 3. what? for high treason: spying for the united states 4.where? friday 5.when? moscow

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Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.