7. read the passage. most people have heard of sherlock holmes, the fictional london detective created by sir arthur conan doyle. fewer people know, however, that doyle borrowed the idea for the brilliant holmes from american author edgar allan poe. several decades before doyle wrote, poe created inspector dupin of paris, france, a detective who used his amazing intellect to solve puzzling crimes. the very first sherlock holmes story, “a scandal in bohemia,” involves a stolen document in a plot quite similar to the plot of poe’s earlier tale “the purloined letter.” what similarity or difference between doyle’s and poe’s works is pointed out in the passage? “a scandal in bohemia” is fiction, but “the purloined letter” is nonfiction. both works are set in paris. “a scandal in bohemia” was written before “the purloined letter.” both works have similar plots

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Avenn diagram would be best to take notes on which of the following informational passages? a).pet ownership improves life. b).active reading improves test scores. c).will weights or walking keep you fit? d).the day before mount ruapehu erupted.

What argument does thomas jefferson make in this excerpt from the declaration of independence? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. a. b. c. the american colonists desire a more peaceful alliance with great britain but their british counterparts do not. the american colonists have a right to seek freedom from great britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights. the american colonies could form a better government than the one established by great britain to govern them. the king of britain and the members of british parliament have little interest in the welfare of the colonies. od. e. the american colonies should have sufficient representation in british parliament if america and great britain are to coexist peacefully.