Read the excerpt from “the telephone: a truer tale.” at about the same time that antonio meucci was filing patent caveats for his talking telegraph, alexander graham bell was starting to work on his own telephone model. bell was an expert in the field of elocution, or vocal speech. he was very skilled at teaching deaf students the challenging task of speaking aloud. just like meucci, he enjoyed experimenting. bell also dreamed of a world full of useful telephones, just as meucci did. however, he had something that meucci did not. bell had a wealthy father-in-law who was happy to invest in his dream. based on the details of this excerpt, a reader can infer

Based on what he wrote in the inferno, which statement would dante most likely agree with? a. church leaders should be given leeway for their earthly actions since they are working for god. b. poets should be given a free pass to heaven since their words point others toward god. c. people, no matter their earthly status, should be judged by a fair god. d. churchgoers should be allowed into heaven just for attending church services. 2b2t

Freedoms" speech. i have called for personal sacrifice. i am assured of the willingness of almost all americans to respond to that call. a part of the sacrifice means the payment of more money in taxes. in my budget message i shall recommend that a greater portion of this great defense program be paid for from taxation than we are paying today. no person should try, or be allowed, to get rich out of this program; and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation. what argument is roosevelt supporting with his appeal to logic in the underlined section of the excerpt? if americans are willing to trust roosevelt, it only makes sense that he will ensure that the tax money is well managed. if americans are willing to make a personal sacrifice, it only makes sense that they will be seen as both noble and patriotic. if americans feel it is right to enter the war, it only makes sense that they will have to pay more in taxes to cover the costs. if americans feel it is right to pay more taxes, it only makes sense that they should also agree it is right to enter the war.

What other theme is addressed in the passage?