Read the passage from hamlet, act i, scene iii.
laertes: fear it, ophelia, fear it, my dear sister;
and keep you in the rear of your affection,
out of the shot and danger of desire.
the word shot, as used in the passage, makes laertes’ argument more effective because it has a
negative connotation of peril.
negative connotation of war.
positive connotation of excitement.
positive connotation of devotion.

What do the words spoken by the mouse in paragraph 3 tell us about her character?

Which of the following is an appeal to reason? (5 points) a statistics or other facts that will bring audiences to a logical conclusion b positive references to the audience's sense of right versus wrong c strong organization and use of proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar d descriptions of events or places that have meanings to the audience

More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception. digital technology has aided communication, but it has also given rise to the possibility of those communications being monitored. according to zimmermann, cryptographers have a duty to encourage the use of encryption and thereby protect the privacy of the individual. —the code book, simon singh what is the purpose of the statistic in this passage? it shows how big the need is for protection. it explains that email is an effective form of communication. it gives new ways to monitor email traffic. it illustrates how popular email has become.