According to science, the fastest speed possible for anything is the speed of light. the speed of light is about 186,000 miles per second. that means that in one minute, light travels 11,160,000 miles. the star nearest earth is the sun. it’s about 93,000,000 miles from earth. therefore, it takes sunlight about eight minutes to travel to earth. so, when you see the sun, you aren’t seeing it as it is. you’re seeing it as it was eight minutes ago. since the stars are much farther away than our sun, imagine how far back in time you’re seeing them! it’s obvious that humans will never travel to planets around even the nearest stars. which statement taken from the paragraph is most likely to be opinion rather than fact? a. the fastest speed possible for anything is the speed of light. b. humans will never travel to planets around even the nearest stars. c. the star nearest earth is the sun. d. when you see the sun, you aren’t seeing it as it is.

Read this excerpt from "ain't i a woman? " by sojoumer truth in which three sentences does she make an emotional appeal to the audience by talking about her personal hardships? well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. {i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.} but what's all this here talking about? {that man over there says that women need to be into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. nobody ever me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place} and ain't i a woman? look at me! look at my arm! {i have ploughed and planted, and gathered into bars, and no man could head me! } and ain't i a woman? i could work as much and eat as much as a man - when i could get it - and bear the lash as well! and ain't i a woman? {i have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when i cried out with my mother's grief, none but jesus heard me! } and ain't i a woman? {then they talk about this thing in the head, what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect") that's it, honey.} what's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? if my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?

When the telephone rings incessantly, what is it that the men want to have happen? they want the phone to be answered because it is jangling their nerves. they want mr. frank to go to the office and answer it because they are afraid it might be bad news. they want mr. frank to go to the office because they think it might be miep. they want mr frank to ignore the phone.

What is most likely nelson mandela's purpose of using third person point of view after introducing himself in his introductory paragraphs