Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar turned human beings into property, yet sugar led people to reject the idea that any person could be owned by another. sugar murdered millions, and yet it gave the voiceless a way to speak. sugar crushed people, and yet it was because of sugar that gandhi began his experiment in truth—so that every individual could free him- or herself. only sugar—the sweetness we all crave—could drive people to be so cruel, and to combat all forms of cruelty. the craving for sugar took us from that ancient time when people were defined by the work of their ancestors to our modern world—the one gandhi led us to see, in which each individual is valued as human. though terrible conditions for sugar workers still exist in places such as the dominican republic, and cane sugar has been replaced by other sweeteners invented in the age of science, this one substance forever marked our history. what claim do the authors make in this passage? cruel working conditions on sugar plantations caused many people to violently revolt and rebel. sugar has been a source of cruelty, from the time of plantations to modern farms. sugar plantations were violent systems, but sugar also led some people to reject slavery. sugar workers should reject the idea that anyone owns them and should combat cruelty.

Excerpt from 100% - the story of a patriot upton sinclair 10 so peter walked along, with his belt drawn tight, and his restless blue eyes wandering here and there, looking for a place to get a meal. there were jobs to be had, but they were hard jobs, and peter wanted an easy one. there are people in this world who live by their muscles, and others who live by their wits; peter belonged to the latter class; and had missed many a meal rather than descend in the social scale. 11 peter looked into the faces of everyone he passed, searching for a possible opening. some returned his glance, but never for more than a second, for they saw an insignificant looking man, undersized, undernourished, and with one shoulder higher than the other, a weak chin and mouth, crooked teeth, and a brown moustache too feeble to hold itself up at the corners. peters' straw hat had many straws missing, his second-hand brown suit was become third-hand, and his shoes were turning over at the sides. in a city where everybody was "hustling," everybody, as they phrased it, "on the make," why should anyone take a second glance at peter gudge? why should anyone care about the restless soul hidden inside him, or dream that peter was, in his own obscure way, a sort of genius? no one did care; no one did dream. 12 it was about two o'clock of an afternoon in july, and the sun beat down upon the streets of american city. there were crowds upon the streets, and peter noticed that everywhere were flags and bunting. once or twice he heard the strains of distant music, and wondered what was "up." peter had not been reading the newspapers; all his attention bad been taken up by the quarrels of the smithers faction and the lunk faction in the first apostolic church, otherwise known as the holy rollers, and great events that had been happening in the world outside were of no concern to him. peter knew vaguely that on the other side of the world half a dozen mighty nations were locked together in a grip of death; the whole earth was shaken with their struggles, and peter had felt a bit of the trembling now and then. but peter did not know that his own country had anything to do with this european quarrel, and did not know that certain great interests throughout the country had set themselves to rouse the public to action. based on the author's characterization of peter in paragraphs 10, 11, and 12, which word best describes him? a) industrious b) loyal c) patriotic d) poor

How does gregor sanaa’s identity change as the novella progresses?

Ikeep getting differentand provide an explanation! even if it's a minor read the sample student claim."i strongly feel that advertising should be banned during children's television shows." is this an effective claim? a. yes, because it offers an opinion that everyone believes to be true. b. yes, because it expresses an indisputable statement of fact. c. no, because it does not offer an opinion that can be argued against. d. no, because it only expresses a personal preference or feeling.