Time to "bee" wary, by gordon winters africanized honey bees were created in brazil in 1957. scientists mixed local bees with african ones to create a bee that would make more honey. they ended up with something much different. the new bees evolved in unexpected ways. they multiplied and migrated north. these africanized honeybees are now known as killer bees for several scary but legitimate reasons. killer bees are far more aggressive than their relatives. they have been known to attack in great numbers, even when there has been no direct threat on their hives. they have swarmed because of loud noises, dark clothing, bright jewelry, and even strong perfume. they will chase a person for more than a quarter of a mile and remain angered for up to 24 hours. killer bees are also dangerous because of their sting. while most bees take up to 30 seconds to attack, killer bees sting in just 3 seconds. their venom is no stronger than a regular bee's, but when one killer bee stings, others follow. with up to 80,000 members in a colony, victims are quickly overwhelmed. so many stings in such a short time can cause allergic reactions. victims enter a state of shock, lose blood pressure, and in many cases, die. a final reason why "killer" has been added to their name is the unfortunate number of deaths they have caused. experts estimate that the africanized honeybee moves at a rate of about 200 miles each year. as the bees claim new territory, they claim new victims as well. more than 1000 people have been stung to death in south and central america. there have been rising numbers of attacks in mexico and a handful in the united states. once a swarm sets sights on a victim, it is very difficult for the victim to escape. once attacked, it is very difficult to survive. , there has been no killer bee invasion as some once predicted. although there is no need for panic, the threat of the killer bee is real and should be taken seriously. it is good practice to call a professional to remove beehives in your area. if you are stung multiple times by any insect, you should always seek medical attention. you may not be expert enough to tell the difference between a killer bee and a less dangerous one, so be smart. it is better to be safe than sorry. which sentence from the introduction paragraph serves as the author's thesis?

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

with mrs. linde, nora reveals her insensitivity and lack of shame about the forgery she committed. she implies that mrs. linde has obviously aged since they last met 10 years earlier, which accounts for nora’s inability to recognize her old friend. although nora seems sympathetic to mrs. linde’s plight, she can’t seem to control herself from boasting about her three children, her husband’s recent promotion, and how good she feels to finally have some money to spend. in a way, she seems to be flaunting her good fortune in front of mrs. linde who, deprived of all these benefits, has come to ask nora for . it is also through her interactions with mrs. linde that we realize something deeper lies under nora’s seemingly childish exterior. she reveals the secret of her forgery to mrs. linde and seems to see herself as quite resourceful for having done it.

in the company of dr. rank, nora is freer than she is with her own husband. she openly laughs with joy at knowing that all the other bank employees will be under her husband’s control. she offers dr. rank a macaroon, apparently forgetting that he knows she is forbidden to eat them. she then quickly covers for herself by claiming that mrs. linde brought them. nora seems much more assertive and free with these other characters, as well as unabashedly willing to scheme, lie, and justify her transgressions as altruistic.  

krogstad provides an interesting parallel to nora. like nora, he too is guilty of committing forgery, for which torvald condemns him and decides to fire him. although krogstad is a man and nora a woman, their crimes of forgery unite them. in fact, krogstad might represent what nora would be like if she were a man and were not strictly scrupulous like her husband is. for example, she tells mrs. linde that "a barrister's profession is such an uncertain thing, especially if he won't undertake unsavoury cases; and naturally torvald has never been willing to do that." perhaps nora would have delved into the unsavory, given how opposite she is to her husband. krogstad's is also the only harsh voice of reality that nora is forced to hear, and that is because he blackmails her for her regaining his job at the bank. finally, torvald’s reaction to krogstad’s forgery seems to foreshadow his harsh and cold reaction to nora’s forgery.

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