In his introduction to Great Astronomers, Ball states, “The history of astronomy thus becomes inseparable from the history of the great men to whose labours its development is due.” What does Ball mean by this statement? How does this statement relate to the purpose of the text?

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

What started the riot in ephesus that nearly killed paul’s traveling companions?

Which sentence from the essay best conveys the central idea of “life without go go boots”?