Going out to dinner, watching a movie, or a taking a walk in a new part of town are fun things to do. Some people might think these activities are a waste of time. But think again!
Researchers say doing things that are fun boosts your brain power.
The brain is like a high-powered computer. For example, you type information into a computer,
which sorts the information. Like a computer, your brain needs information, too.

Everything you
see, hear, smell, touch, or taste gives your brain information.
When the brain sorts information, it tries to link it to what you already know or have
experienced. If you have the same experience more than once, the brain forms a pattern. The
more you do something, the stronger the pattern becomes. For instance, you might take the
same route home from school every day. The pattern is so strong that you almost don't have to
even think about where to go. Your hands and feet move automatically when you drive home.
The brain isn't getting any new information. That's why researchers say it's good to take
different routes.
A new experience also gives your brain a chance to make new links. More links mean more
brain power. A fun trip to a new place is not just a good time. It's also a way to get smarter.

According to this passage, how does information from your experiences get to your brain?

A. The five senses
B. Films
C. Routes
D. Patterns

rhyming octave and a rhyming sestet

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brutus overlooks that the majority of the crowd served julius caesar the military general. he appeals to their citizenship as romans by calling them first by that name in his salutation: "romans, countrymen, lovers." mark antony, however, speaks in terms understood by the military, by calling them first by, "friends, romans, countrymen." he recalls not only caesar the general but caesar the friend, whose body they see covered with stab wounds.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)