In 1927 dr. frederick lam in hawaii, moved by the plight of chinese families deported from the islands because of the filariasis, worked to convince federal health officials that the disease was non-communicable. he used the case of mrs. lee yoke suey, my grandmother, as a precedent for allowing an immigrant to land with such an ailment and thus succeeded in breaking down a major barrier to asian immigration.

using context clues, determine what the word precedent means in the selection.

a. mrs. suey's case was used as an example of the atrocities committed at angel island.

b. mrs. suey's case was used as an example which resulted in successful immigration for asians.

c. mrs. suey was the only individual allowed to immigrate with filiariasis into the us.

d. mrs. suey was discouraged from attempting to pursue her case.

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me. cinna. yes, you are. o cassius, if you could but win the noble brutus to our party— cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper and look you lay it in the praetor’s chair, where brutus may but find it. and throw this in at his window. set this up with wax upon old brutus’ statue. all this done, repair to pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. is decius brutus and trebonius there? cinna. all but metellus cimber, and he’s gone to seek you at your house. well, i will hie, and so bestow these papers as you bade me. cassius. that done, repair to pompey’s theatre. what is cassius’s motivation for sending brutus the letter? cassius wants to make sure that cinna is on his side. cassius wants to reassure cinna that brutus will follow them. cassius wants to sway brutus to kill caesar. cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.