Why are shakespeare's plays considered difficult for modern students to understand?
a. most lines use iambic pentameter, which doesn't resemble the way we speak now.
b. the plays use rhyming verse that modern students find childish and annoying.
c. the plays were written to address issues that are no longer important in modern times.
d. some lines don't make sense because they were translated from another language.

In a group discussion, which statement most clearly uses evidence to support a conclusion? a) the author makes some good points, but i feel that he’s ultimately biased. b) the author proves that he’s biased when he uses terms like “silly” and “stupid”. c) the author obviously hates the way fast food tastes, which is why he’s negative. d) the author first criticizes fast food, and then goes in to criticize junk food.

Which historical events have affected the meals you consume? check all that apply. columbus brought sugar cane to the new world in the late 15th century. italian immigrants brought pizza to the united states in the early 1900s. tacos were first eaten in the silver mines of mexico during the 1700s. sugar cane spread throughout the muslim world, and methods were developed to refine it. immigrants introduced chinese food to san francisco in the mid-1800s. people from the middle east created the modern version of roasting coffee in the 13th century.

Why do you think benjamin franklin used the pseudonym mrs. silenced dogood?