Find an editorial in a local newspaper or reputable online publication. In a paragraph, defend or challenge the author's claim using additional information that you have found through research. Then, reflect on how your opinions changed or stayed the same during the research process.

In the context of the passage, what does the word torpid mean? b. predatory a. energetic c. dormant d. aquatic

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

When the telephone rings incessantly, what is it that the men want to have happen? they want the phone to be answered because it is jangling their nerves. they want mr. frank to go to the office and answer it because they are afraid it might be bad news. they want mr. frank to go to the office because they think it might be miep. they want mr frank to ignore the phone.