According to studies conducted in western countries, is/are about five times more common among prisoners than among nonprisoners in the general population.

Eric suffered a blow to his head during a fight, and found that afterward he was unable to hear. it is likely that his lobe was injured.

Every day at coat tech, bill sands down cars and then brian removes the dust. next, loni sprays primer on them, and katie sprays paint and a topcoat on them. finally, lyle dries the cars and polishes them. each person is the best team member at performing the job he or she does. coat tech’s workers have interdependence.

Who is the speaker in this excerpt from book 13 of homer’s odyssey, and what inference can you make from the tone?