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which best describes chaucer's social status?
a. he was well-known for his work but not rich; he was paid only in wine.
b. he was born into a wealthy family and was well-connected to royalty.
c. he had a rags-to-riches story; he was born into poverty but got rich from his success as an author.
d. he was relatively poor for most of his life but married a rich woman.

In this unit ,we learned about arguments and rhetoric. in an argument we ,not informal language.

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war. b. america’s history of international involvement. c. a new kind of threat to american security. d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

Antony refers to brutus and his co conspirators as honorable. what effect does the continued repetition of this word have on the tone of the words around it?