Read this excerpt from “Street Cleaning Day.” An open space on the street snapped him out of his thoughts and back to the wheel. He sped up a little and moved close to the curb, pulling ahead of the space. Just as he shifted his car in reverse, a flash swooped in from behind and took from Square what the morning had offered. Out hopped Triangle from his truck, whistling, his point gleaming in the sun. Square fumed and each of his corners turned pepper red. What do geometric-shape characters best help the reader visualize? a setting that is mathematical a setting filled with geometry the pure emotion of the characters the attitudes of the characters

it is geoffrey chaucer

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war

1. b

2. a deadly disease

4. at the same time

5. a) true

b) true

c)false?

d)false?

7. para.1 = c

para.2 = d

para.3 = f

para.4= b

para.5= e

para.6 = a

thunder! imagine dragons