The author tells how scientist react to evidence that challenges ideas they had a long accepted as possibilities. How have scientists reacted to the discoveries of the deep-sea-habitat? ''from living in the dark'

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

The travels of marco polo. which sentence best reflects author’s subjective perspective on the people of japan?