Read the passage carefully. “let’s have no more argument. i have chosen mr. baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. if i say he is a burglar, a burglar he is, or will be when the time comes. there is a lot more in him than you guess, and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. you may (possibly) all live to me yet.” which best explains how an element of tolkien's life influenced the theme revealed in this passage? his mother's knowledge of languages influenced the theme of song and dance as being vital to a happy life. his role as a professor influenced the theme of wisdom as being vital to a happy life. the industrial revolution influenced the theme of injustice and the importance of bravery. the events of world war i influenced the theme of finding untapped resources and potential within oneself.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contain flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story.

The play, doctor faustus, opens with a prologue. by describing faustus's beginnings as a child "base of stock" and his end as his "waxen wings" melted when "heaven conspired" to stop him, the chorus subtly calls to audience's minds, as they begin to view the play, the commonly held idea of the great chain of being the pact with the devil the seven deadly sins the renaissance man