Summarize this paragraph in one sentence. explain the main idea.
for most of human history, people thought that the earth was the center of the universe.
nicolaus copernicus changed how people understood the universe when he theorized that it was
heliocentric, or sun-centered. interestingly, copernicus had most of this theory worked out some
time before 1514, and his work was fully articulated by 1532, yet publication of this text was not
completed until 1543 as he lay dying. some scholars believe that copernicus delayed publishing
this work because it contradicted the catholic church's view that the earth was at the center of
the universe. copernicus's may have been smart in doing so because the church did not formally
accept his view of the universe until 1822, almost 300 years later.

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

I'll mark what are some examples of metaphors in the song "lose yourself" by eminem?

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.