Imagine it is 1781 and you have just read about the captain who threw 140 slaves
into the sea. You are horrified and you
want to help end the slave trade.
Read these suggestions. Which do you
think is the best? Why?
boycott slave-produced goods
• write letters to politicians
go to hear speeches by abolitionists
• tell family and friends what you think
Write a letter to a friend. Say what you
think about the slave trade and why, and
what you are going to do.
Dear..
Have you heard about...?
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Which tone best fits a business letter

The institute of international research is holding its annual convention. this year more than 500 scholars have been invited to hear research reports on many timely topics. approximately 250 big name scientists will be winging their way to washington, d.c. how can the underlined sentence be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage? a) approximately 250 people will be in washington, d.c. b) approximately 250 bigwigs will be flying to washington, d.c. c) approximately 250 science people will be going to washington, d.c. d) approximately 250 well-known scientists will be arriving in washington, d.c.

What is one reason dante most likely wrote the inferno? a. to fight against the church's view of punishing sin b. to clear his father's name for the wrongs he is accused of c. to show he was a better poet than virgil d. to take revenge on the people in florence who hurt him