Read the introductory paragraph. the elegant luxury liner titanic was “the queen of the seas” in its time. designed with state-of-the-art technology, it was thought to be practically unsinkable. what could have caused the massive steamship to founder off the freezing coast of newfoundland on its first atlantic voyage in 1912? research indicates that there were two main causes for the titanic disaster: human error and design defects. which sentence in this paragraph is the thesis statement that the writer will attempt to prove in the essay? a. “research indicates that there were two main causes for the titanic disaster: human error and design defects." b. “what could have caused the massive steamship to founder off the freezing coast of newfoundland on its first atlantic voyage in 1912? " c. “the elegant luxury liner titanic was the 'queen of the seas' in its time." d. “designed with state-of-the-art technology, it was thought to be practically unsinkable."

Is there a difference between seeing and knowing?

Read juliet’s soliloquy from act iv, scene iii. based on her dialogue, explain the conflict that juliet faces. is the conflict primarily external or internal? explain why.

Read the excerpt from the code book. without much hope of a theoretical breakthrough, cryptanalysts have been forced to look for a technological innovation. if there is no obvious way to reduce the number of steps required for factoring, then cryptanalysts need a technology that will perform these steps more quickly. silicon chips will continue to get faster as the years pass, doubling in speed roughly every eighteen months, but this is not enough to make a real impact on the speed of factoring—cryptanalysts require a technology that is billions of times faster than current computers. consequently, cryptanalysts are looking toward a radically new form of computer, the quantum computer. if scientists could build a quantum computer, it would be able to perform calculations with such enormous speed that it would make a modern supercomputer look like a broken abacus. the author’s purpose in this paragraph is to convince the readers to pursue a career in analysis. explain the need for faster technology in cryptanalysis. entertain with interesting stories about supercomputers. argue for more money to develop a quantum computer.