Consider this claim: tablets should not replace textbooks because overuse of tablets can cause health problems for students. which is the strongest evidence to support the claim? group of answer choices

a) some studies have found that usage of portable electronic devices is associated with increased rates of musculoskeletal disorders.

b) many educators have found that tablets in the classroom, which are usually equipped with a web browser and a variety of applications, can be a source of distraction.

c) "many of my students complain about headaches, which i believe are caused by too much time spent on their tablets," said eighth-grade science teacher, paul shah.

d) students enjoy tablets and prefer them to traditional textbooks.

Which of the following best describes the proper use of a "works cited" page? (a)-a works cited page is not needed if you paraphrase your research. (b)-a works cited page is not needed if you use signal phrases. (c)-a works cited page is optional when writing a researched text. (d)-a works cited page is required when writing a researched text.

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Identify an example of an epic simile in book 13, book 21, or book 24 of the odyssey and explain how it is different from a typical simile.