Read the excerpt from "daughter of invention".
"maybe not. maybe, just maybe, there's something they've missed that's important. with patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." this last was one of her many dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled english.
which english idiom has the same meaning as the one underlined in this excerpt?
a - we’re all in the same boat.
b - you are barking up the wrong tree.
c - let sleeping dogs lie.
d - slow and steady wins the race.

Write about a scientist and present information including a short biography, contribution,their scientific achievements and contribution to science

Ineed . read this textbook passage. select the five (5) statements which are most logically supported by the given information. what would you do if you won ten million dollars in a lottery? your first reaction might be, “i’d spend the rest of my life on the beach (or skiing or traveling).” but in all likelihood you, like most other people who receive financial windfalls,would seek some kind of work eventually. a variety of motives keeps people working,even when they don’t need a paycheck to survive. if you’ve ever worked as a volunteer, you know that someone can be more satisfying than receiving pay. work also provides a sense of identity. one man aged 81 said, “i’ve been in the fabric business since i was a kid, and i still get a kick out of it." studies suggest that rats, pigeons, and children sometimes work to gain rewards,even if they can get the same rewards without working. one researcher wrote the following on the subject: rats will run down an alley tripping over hundreds of food pellets to obtain a single, identical pellet in the goal box, . . and pigeons will peck a key . . to get exactly the same food that is freely available in a nearby cup. given the choice of receiving marbles merely by waiting a certain amount of time for their delivery, children tend to prefer to press a lever . . to get the same marbles. 1. serving a purpose is satisfying. 2. it is not so lucky to win a large amount of money in a lottery. 3. endless “vacationing” eventually becomes dissatisfying. 4. the pay we receive is unimportant. 5. most people try to work as little as possible. 6. people, rats, and pigeons enjoy the challenges and interaction that work offers. 7. it generally feels better to achieve something than to be given something. 8. people who don’t retire continue to work only because they need the money. 9. most people who work as volunteers resent the fact that they are not paid for their work. 10. work can be its own reward.

Tell the story of a romantic couple you know use reciprocal reflexive forms of verbs to tell what happened between them and when. use stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns as needed to talk about their families and their difficulties. use familiar commands to give examples of advice you give to each member of the couple on important issues.