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Read this excerpt from President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address:
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars
disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
Based on the excerpt, what do the words wonders and explore connote?
A
confusion and ignorance
B.
imagination and curiosity
C.
fear and uncertainty
D.
greatness and strength in power
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Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

Arrange the events below in chronological order. claudius and polonius hide themselves and listen in on hamlet's conversation with ophelia. claudius decides that hamlet's madness is not caused by neglected love and that he is dangerous. rosencrantz and guildenstern tell claudius that they still do not know the cause of hamlet's behavior. polonius suggests that he will hide and listen as the queen talks with hamlet.

From reading the first section of the legend of sleepy hollow, how would you identify this genre of literature?