Read the article "Measles: A Dangerous Illness (Links to an external site.)" by Roald Dahl Now briefly respond to these questions. 1) How did you react to this piece of writing? 2) What images did it conjure up for you? 3) What feelings did it leave you with? 4) What personal connections can you make? 5) What questions do you have?

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 5, scene 5. brutus. why this, volumnius. the ghost of caesar hath appeared to me two several times by night—at sardis once, and this last night, here in philippi fields. i know my hour is come. volumnius. not so, my lord. brutus. nay, i am sure it is, volumnius. thou seest the world, volumnius, how it goes. our enemies have beat us to the pit, [low alarums] it is more worthy to leap in ourselves than tarry till they push us. which prediction about the plot does this passage most support? brutus will replace caesar. brutus will take his own life. brutus will surrender to his enemies. brutus will be forever haunted by caesar.

Jargon is a specialized vocabulary of a particular group trade or profession

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.