Why does the whole world measure its time and define its position in relation to the Greenwich Meridian, a line passing through a spot on the banks of the Thames in south-east London? The story begins with the invention in London of a sea-going clock that allowed sailors to find their longitude. The object pictured here is one of those clocks — a marine chronometer made around 1800 — which could keep perfect time even in rolling seas. –A History of the World in 100 Objects,
Neil MacGregor

How does the hook engage the reader in the rest of the paragraph?

a)It gives the reader information about a previously unfamiliar topic.
b)It makes the reader wonder how the chronometer relates to our notion of time.
c)It makes the reader feel a personal connection to the inventor of the clock.
d)It piques the reader’s interest in the bank of the Thames in southeast London.

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world?

What is the province of il chicago?