Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of wheels of change. smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion. her accusations brought a swift and impassioned response. the reverend dr. a. stewart walsh, a respected clergyman in new york city and a cyclist himself, wrote a letter to the editor of the brooklyn eagle declaring, "i have associated with thousands of riders . . and i have not seen among them . . anything that could begin to approach the outrageous and scandalous indecency of the resolutions of the alleged rescue league." which best describes reverend walsh’s viewpoint? a. riding bicycles is not an appropriate hobby for women. b. riding bicycles is a risky pastime for women. c. riding bicycles is very beneficial to women. d. riding bicycles is not harmful to women.

Read the extract below and identify the three kind(s) of bias that are apparent within it. despite being reintroduced in the 1600s by idle, muddle-headed aristocrats in order to be slaughtered for fun, all the wild boars that were brought to australia from the continent eventually died out. for the next 300 years there were no boars in australia, but in the 1980s farmers saw a chance to diversify and began to import and farm them. some of these beautiful, intelligent animals escaped and established herds of their own, once again living wild and purely natural lives. while their ideal home is in woodland, boars are hardy and are able to live in multiple habitats. a/ mistreatment of opposing views b/ positive stereotyping c/ subjective vocabulary d/ personal attacks e/statistics f/ corporate bias e/ negative stereotyping g/ offensive language

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of the awakening. they chatted incessantly: about the things around them; their amusing adventure out in the water—it had again assumed its entertaining aspect; about the wind, the trees, the people who had gone to the chênière; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the farival twins, who were now performing the overture to “the poet and the peasant.” what is the correct meaning of the word “aspect” based on its usage in the excerpt? character negativity performance boredom

When i was four years old, my dad and i a tree in our front yard. it was a tiny, fragile sapling. he promised me that it would grow tall and strong, but he said that i had to be patient. until i turned 18 years old, dad and i it every year on my birthday. choose the words that correctly fill in the blanks.