The main purpose of this passage is to--
open-shut case
by rene ebersole
explain the necessary steps in conducting biological
research.
introduce a pioneer in the field of neuroscience
research
encourage continued support for environmental
research.
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illustrate the importance of investigative research.
soares, a graduate student studying biology at the university of maryland, had
wondered about the strange nodules found on the jaws of alligators. she decided to
attigators after a close encounter with one in a louisiana marsh.
daphine soares had originally set out to discem the difference between the way birds,
has bam owls, and alligators perceive sound. but she couldn't but indulge herself
the mystery of the bumps on an alligator's jaw. soares never imagined that before she
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Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.