What inference can be made about how Thomas Edison's childhood affected his later life? 1. Childhood employment helped Edison determine which career path to follow.
2. Childhood education focused Edison on following a path to higher learning and study.
3. Childhood poverty inspired Edison to learn all he could about managing a profitable business.
4. Childhood experiences developed Edison into a skillful individual who used his eyes and his mind.


Identify the sentence in which the underlined word or words are punctuated incorrectly. a) pam was (well prepared) for the debate. b) she had (read three quarters) of the material more than once. c) she has always been (self assured). d) the winner needs a (two-thirds) majority of the votes.

Read the excerpt from infinite jest 'my application's not bought," i am telling them, calling into the darkness of the red cave that opens out before closed eyes. 'tam not just a boy who plays tennis. i have an intricate history. experiences and feelings. i'm complex. "read,' i say. 'i study and read. i bet i've read everything you've read. don't think i haven't. i consume libraries. i wear out spines and rom-drives. i do things like get in a taxi and say, "the library, and step on it." my instincts concerning syntax and mechanics are better than your own, i can tell, with due respect. the theme suggested by the excerpt is about a. being understood b. the value of education c. wisdom versus foolishness d. learning responsibility

What people are uppermost in louis pasteur's mind at the opening of the pasteur institute? what are his feelings towards them?