FOR ENGLISH Read this sentence again.

In studying bones of the smaller toes of fossilized skeletons, scientists observed that the thickness of these bones decreased somewhere between 40,000 and 26,000 years ago.

How does the sentence develop the author’s claim in the passage?
A. It explains why people used reeds and papyrus to make their shoes.
B. It shows how the scientists made their conclusions about when people began wearing shoes.
C. It shows how the scientists made their conclusions about what materials were used to make shoes.
D. It explains why the thickness of bones decreased in fossilized skeletons.

Reading a stream of consciousness narrative is like reading a journal that is unedited and unorganized. reading a book that is based on facts. reading something that is clear and easy to understand.

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.

In which case did the court rule that flag burning was not illegal under the first amendment? a-us v. fields b-new york times v. sullivan c-texas v. johnson d-us v. alvarez