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excerpt from
Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure
from London would create a lively sensation at
the West End. The news of the quest spread and
afforded an interesting topic of conversation to
many. From the neighborhood, it soon got into
the papers throughout England. The boasted
"tour of the world" was talked about, disputed,
with much warmth and passion. Some
took sides with
Phileas Fogg, but the large
majority shook their heads and declareda
against
him. "It was absurd, impossible," they declared,
him it was
absurd impossible thouder
"that the tour of the world could be made
be made." The
Times, Standard, Morning Post, and Daily News,
and twenty other highly respectable newspapers
labeled Mr. Fogg's project as ridiculous, the Daily
Telegraph alone hesitatingly supported him.
People in general thought he was foolish.
Everything, it said, was against the travelers,
every obstacle imposed alike by man and by
nature.
OA Phileas Fogg's "tour of the world is a popular topic throughout England. It is being praised by some, but
sa
most declare he foolish to embark on such a dangerous quest.
OB. Phileas Fogg plans a tour of the world," but it seems that he has lofty ideas about his ability to complete it,
as most of England thinks he is foolish and ridiculous.
Ос. The headlines in England mainly criticize the tour of world" as ridiculous and impossible due to all the
obstacles that Phileas Fogg will face from both humans and nature.
OD The "tour of the world has hit all the headlines in England including the Times, Standard, Morning Post,
Daily News, and 20 other highly respectable newspapers.
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Read the passage. excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting for" by senator elizabeth warren, april 17, 2014 i honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. when i started teaching elementary school after college, the public school district didn't hide the fact that it had two pay scales: one for men and one for women. women have made incredible strides since then. but 40 years later, we're still debating equal pay for equal work. women today still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and they're taking a hit in nearly every occupation. bloomberg analyzed census data and found that median earnings for women were lower than those for men in 264 of 265 major occupation categories. in 99.6 percent of occupations, men get paid more than women. that's not an accident; that's discrimination. the effects of this discrimination are real, and they are long lasting. today, more young women go to college than men, but unequal pay makes it harder for them to pay back student loans. pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women. . for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by, and many families depend as much on mom's salary as they do on dad's, if not more. women are the main breadwinners, or joint breadwinners, in two-thirds of the families across the country, and pay discrimination makes it that much harder for these families to stay afloat. women are ready to fight back against pay discrimination, but it's not easy. today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes. here in the senate, sen. barbara mikulski (d-md.) introduced the paycheck fairness act to give women the tools to combat wage discrimination. it would ensure that salary differences have something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because they are women. senator warren states that the effects of pay discrimination are long-lasting. is this a valid argument supported by accurate evidence? no; warren weakens her point by claiming that the paycheck fairness act would "give women the tools to combat wage discrimination." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women." no; warren weakens her point by noting, "today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes."