You’ve been invited to give a two minute speech to the school board explaining why your school needs additional funding for the yearbook. As you plan, you ask yourself how should I begin? With a joke? What about an interesting statistic tied to last year‘s yearbook? How do I get their attention and keep it?

In hard times by charles dickens, the scene in which the characters discuss the depiction of horses on wallpaper and flowers on carpets is the author’s way of showing the absurdity of

Why does the author's description of the mercury boiler—"the mercury, when vaporized, going into a mercury turbine and then into a condenser, remaining hot enough to generate steam in a steam boiler"—intentionally incorporate such highly technical language? using technical language establishes the expertise of the writer and convey the complex nature of the process being described. using technical language allows the writer to subtly poke fun at those who seek to make basic processes seem overly complicated. using technical language encourages readers to develop deeper and more meaningful personal connections to the information. using technical language lets the writer make clear to readers that the article is intended for readers who are themselves experts on electricity.

Why did gulliver ask glumdalclitch not to take him to the maids of honor anymore? a. he found their conversation boring. c. they disgusted him and injured his pride. b. he was allergic to their perfumes and became quite ill. d. he didn't like being around so many women. he really wanted to join in the company of men.