Read the following excerpt from the article “Charles Steinmetz: Master of Electricity”: Steinmetz was as recognizable to the American public as Babe Ruth. He even studied how lightning affected plant growth. More important, his research enabled him to test and improve lighting arrestors that would safeguard the power grid and make electricity reliable. (paragraph 18)

Based on the context, what does the word enabled most likely mean?

promoted
frustrated
allowed
prevented

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.