Read the passage from The American Plague
Monday, October 28. George Washington had been impatient since his departure from Philadelphia in early September.
When he left the stricken city, he had put Secretary of War Henry Knox in charge of the government, giving the former
general clear instructions to report to him weekly concerning the spread of yellow fever. But after a few days' close contact
with the pestilence, Knox found that his warrior instinct had abandoned him. He closed up his house and fled across New
Jersey to Manhattan Island
What is the most likely reason the story begins with this cause-and-effect relationship?
O to illustrate how cowardly Knox was
to illustrate how important the city was
O to illustrate how scary yellow fever was
O to illustrate how anxious Washington was

4. at the conclusion of frankenstein, robert walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after victor frankenstein has died. perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that victor suffered. the monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north. how does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? is he sympathetic? is he more hateful because it is only after victor has died that he relents? how does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?

According to the riddle of the rosetta stone, what problem did both jean-francois champollion and sylvestre de sacy face in their attempts to decipher the writings on the rosetta stone?

Read the rough draft of a student's conclusion to anargumentative editorial.(1) year-round schooling would student achievement.(2) not so much information would have to be crammed intonine months. (3) furthermore, the elimination of long breaks, particularly summer break, would significantly reduce"learning loss" and the additional time wasted at thebeginning of each academic year to reteach previouslylearned material. (4) it is clear that year-round schooling students learn and retain more. (5) the united staleis not the only country to experiment with a year-roundschool schedule. (6) although many still claim that evidenceabout year-round school and its link to higher achievement isinconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and seethat students in these schools consistently score higher oncertain assessments than students who attend schools withtraditional nine-month calendars. (7) it is about time that wereplaced our outdated and inefficient school calendars. which best revises sentence 6 to create a more appropriate and respectful tone