Explain the meaning of the word apace as it is used in the opening paragraph of the passage.(5 marks)
now that my own children are teenagers and i work in a university in a large city, i can go for weeks without properly interacting with a child. this miserable and unnatural state of being is in part because the society i live in is weird (western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic). but the dramatic and near-universal decline in birth rate and family size that has been one of the most pervasive social changes of the past two centuries, and that continues apace around the world, means that my situation is far from unusual.

When is the best time to evaluate options? a. during the first step of decision-making b. as you identify options c. after you've identified many options

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy. that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. what is the central idea of the excerpt

Keeping wolves as pets is wrong. wolves are not pets. they're wild and natural-born killers. people who keepwolves in captivity are self-centered and vain. they thinkit's some kind of status symbol to own a wolf. but wolvesneed to roam free, participate in the thrill of the hunt, filltheir bellies with raw meat, and socialize with their packmates. which type of appeal does the passage primarily use? oa. ethos