Two contestants remained in the 2004 national spelling bee—teens akshay buddiga and david tidmarsh. the two finalists alternated spelling words that sound foreign to most people. tidmarsh successfully made it through a minefield of words such as sumpsimus, sophrosyne, and serpiginous. meanwhile, his rival buddiga fainted when he was asked to spell alopecoid, and he was forced to finish the competition from his seat in case he fainted again. buddiga was then asked to spell schwarmerei, which he missed. with a respectable number-two ranking, buddiga was applauded by the crowd, including the defeated spellers, who knew how hard the 13-year-old had worked. tidmarsh, meanwhile, was ecstatic with his victory. buddiga found the situation to be a overwhelming b juvenile c abrasive d monotonous

Read the excerpt from queen elizabeth's address to the troops at tilbury. let tyrants fear, i have always so behaved myself, that, under god, i have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore i am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my god, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust. which statement best describes queen elizabeth's use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt? she relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles. she relies on pathos by providing examples of other successes she has had as a ruler. she relies on ethos by establishing that she is there for more than just recreation. she relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

Which two principles form the basis for capitalism?

Which of these authors wrote a story that revolved around a captains underwater adventures with his crew and a sub marine long before the submarine was actually invented