The putting together of the open steel framework of the empire state building revealed one distinct difference from the framework of the skyscrapers being put up today. it was full of rivets. and its construction was audibly different from today's methods of building. riveting made such an infernal racket that new yorkers wrote angry letters to the newspapers about the noise. —the building of manhattan, donald a. mackay if you were paraphrasing this passage, what words would you have to use? check all that apply. empire state building distinct rivets audibly letters

The lines "original! we're all as like each other as those dolls cut out of the same folded paper. we're like patterns stencilled on a wall. can't you and i strike out for ourselves, may? " reflect which of the recurring themes of 20th and 21st century american literature?

Usually, when people talk about "rocky” relationships, it’s with a frown, but mine has enriched my life. i became fascinated with rocks when i was really young, and throughout my childhood you could usually find me with my pockets bulging from whatever stony treasures i’d scavenged that day. when my science teacher taught us a unit on geology, i realized that my fascination could become an exciting career that could also me make good money. obtaining an internship to work on the geological exhibit at the museum is an important step on my road to being a geologist. the best description of the writer’s point of view is that the person is eager to make a lot of money in a museum internship. insistent that geology should be taught as part of every science course. hopeful to be able to further the goal of eventually becoming a geologist. concerned that people do not generally relate well to the study of geology.

How does it change your understanding of the laws to read them as a primary source rather than just a summary of laws?