Read marie’s conclusion to her personal statement. ever since our class designed a website, i’ve been excited to learn more about how to write my own computer programs. getting that small glimpse into programming made me realize how much more there is to know. when added to the end of a personal statement, which sentence best connects marie’s experiences to a future goal? in the future, i’ll pay closer attention to the websites i see on the internet. i would like to add more features to the class website in the future. i’m ready to try more advanced work to reach my programming goals. as i move toward my goals, i’m looking forward to learning a lot.

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.

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?

What evidence does the author provide to demonstrate bach natural musical talent