1. 1918: The Superbug The Spanish flu killed 40–50 million people.

2. 1957: Asian Flu

Asian flu caused 70,000 deaths in the United States.

3. 1968: Another Pandemic

The Hong Kong flu killed 34,000 Americans.

4. 1986: Don’t Eat the Meat

BSE was first diagnosed in Britain.

5. 1996: A Bad Burger

The first human death from BSE was recorded.

What conclusion can be drawn about infectious diseases, based on this timeline?

Occurrences of major earthquakes are considered unusual, but minor tremors happen frequently. which word is an adjective?

Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s "i have a dream” speech. and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania. let freedom ring from the snow-capped rockies of colorado. let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of california. but not only that: let freedom ring from stone mountain of georgia. let freedom ring from lookout mountain of tennessee. let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of mississippi. from every mountainside, let freedom ring. the most likely reason king uses allusions in this part of his speech is to share his knowledge of american geography. compare northern and southern destinations. remind listeners about small-town accountability. encourage listeners to envision freedom everywhere.

Seven pleiades entranced in heaven, form in the deep another seven: endymion nodding from above sees in the sea a second love. how do the ideas in the excerpt compare to poe’s ideas in "the poetic principle"? this celebration of love offers the “lessons of truth” that poe encourages. this scientific reference relates to the “precepts of duty” that poe praises. this reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the beautiful” that poe encourages. this image of heaven encourages the “incitements of passion” that poe praises.