The author emphasizes that one juvenile accused of murder was “so brutalized as a child that by the time he was arrested for murder at age 14, he had tried to kill himself six times” (Paragraph 6). In the context of this article, why do people do bad things? Do you think people’s backgrounds or past experiences excuse their actions? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

The english language has the largest vocabulary of any language in existence. it has close to a million words! the english language is also the most widely used language in the world. close to a billion speakers, at least half of which speak english as a second or foreign language. this unit takes you on a brief tour of the history of english, showing you how the language moved from its obscure beginnings to its celebrated status as the first truly global language. what is the main idea in the text?

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