One of the most famous quotes from the Canterbury Tales is uttered by the Pardoner in 1.8 of "The Pardoners Tale" and states, "Radix malorum est cupiditas" (greed is the root of all evil). What does this statement mean in the historical and social context of The Canterbury Tales? Do you feel this statement is evident in today's society? Provide evidence from the excerpts you read and from your own knowledge as support

Reading critically involves reading to criticize reading many texts questioning a text talking about interests

In the first line of each stanza, the author follows the pattern of a noun followed by a pair of adjectives. what is the purpose of this pattern?

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.