Read the excerpt from “The Railroad Earth.” There was a little alley in San Francisco back of the Southern Pacific station at Third and Townsend in redbrick of drowsy lazy afternoons with everybody at work in offices in the air you feel the impending rush of their commuter frenzy as soon they'll be charging en masse from Market and Sansome buildings on foot and in buses The author includes these details to compare -lazy afternoons with hectic work days.
-describe San Francisco just before rush hour.
-clarify how employees commute to their offices.
-explain his job at the Southern Pacific station.

Read the chart from "career planning for high schoolers." which conclusion is best supported by the information in this chart? majors in social sciences lead to above-average starting salaries majors in education lead to above-average starting salaries. majors in humanities lead to above-average starting salaries. majors in engineering and tech lead to above-average starting salaries.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

Which statements describe the last two lines of a shakespearean sonnet? select three options.