Identify whether each statement from Reagan’s speech is a fact or an opinion. “But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom – freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.”

“You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers.”

“And that’s why it’s so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals working night and day to make their dreams come true.”

“In our discussion today, we agreed on working up to several thousand exchanges a year from each country in the near future.”

Which two lines in this excerpt from elizabeth bishops the fish suggests that the speaker respects the fish

Read the excerpt from "the role of social media in the arab uprisings" by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell. in july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace. . . . the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. . data from the pew research center’s global attitudes project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with its findings that the majority of egyptians are not online. nearly two-thirds (65%) of the total population do not use the internet. when looking specifically at those with a college education, use of social media for obtaining political information is more prevalent than in other segments of the population. though most of the country is disconnected from the internet, 84% of those who are online say they visit social networking sites for news about egypt’s political situation. these findings point to social media’s important role in spreading information, but do not necessarily indicate that social media was a mobilizing force in the uprisings. how do the authors use statistics to support their claim? to include ideas about how social media can authoritarian regimes remain in power to emphasize that egyptians, even those who are highly educated, mistrust social media to illustrate that social media motivated average egyptians to take part in the uprisings to show that even though social media use was limited, it was often directly connected to politics

For i assure you (what credit my assurance may have with you, i cannot tell, but what credit it shall deserve to have, the sequel shall declare) i will never in that matter conclude any thing that shall be prejudicial to the realm. for the weal, good and safety whereof, i will never shun to spend my life . . –response to parliament's request that she marry, queen elizabeth i what is queen elizabeth's purpose in this passage? to inform her audience about new safety measures she wishes to take to protect england to entertain her audience by providing details about the sequel to a famous play to persuade her audience that she will not make any personal choices that harm england to inform her audience that she has made the decision to get married