Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember. Arthur Ryerson had to lay down the law to Mrs. Ryerson: "You must obey orders. When they say ‘Women and children to the boats,’ you must go when your turn comes. I’ll stay here with Jack Thayer. We’ll be all right."

Alexander T. Compton, Jr., was just as firm when his mother announced she would stay rather than leave him behind: "Don’t be foolish, Mother. You and Sister go in the boat—I’ll look out for myself."

What do the actions and dialogue of the characters in this excerpt reveal about the roles of men and women during this time period?

They were well-defined but not easily followed.
They were old-fashioned for the time period.
They were constantly changing.
They were usually forgotten.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

If a sentence is a run-on, correct it. if it is correct as written, write correct. 1.)i looked down. i saw that the well was apparently dry. 2.)we read the preamble to the constitution, our group felt anew the power of those words. 3.)the boy had trouble with the decimal point when multiplying he always put it in the wrong place. 4.)the thermometer broke, the mercury spilled onto the floor. 5.)i mislead my car keys, my house keys were also gone. 6.)it is against the law litter, neveretheless, people do it. 7.)ann threw away the check, but she eventually recovered it. 8.)i generally like the climate of the area where i live i do not enjoy subfrezzing winter temperatures. 9.)everyone should be polite, however many people are rude. 10.)i made my own chili to eat it one needs an iron stomach.

Isaw my future flash before me and it did not take me anytime to slow down. i need to replace the words "it did".