Which of the following, if any, might be a valid criticism of researching prior to reading a short story? A. It takes too much time out of your day
B. It might distract you or lead you to focus on something other than the text at hand
C. Much of the information available on the Web is plagiarized or not valid and could contain mistakes
D. There is absolutely no valid criticism against researching prior to reading a short story

I know that the answer is not D because I answered that wrong on my last test

The empire state building was a.constructed by one hundred workers. b.was first lit up by president roosevelt. c.has more than one hundred stories. d took several years to complete.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?

What exaggeration about him smiley does the narrator of the notorious jumping frog of calveras county make