Please don’t guess . which of the following would make the
best tople sentence for a paragraph
about the history of Santa Claus?
a) The name "Santa Claus" itself comes
from the Dutch figure of Sinterklass
who sometimes brings gifts on Dec con
addition to Dec 25
acter sometimes
B) a Santa Claus like character sometimes called father Christmas or Saint Nicholas appears throughout European folklore surrounding Christmas in the winter
season
C) England’s father Christmas dates back to the 16th century where he was seen as a bringer of good cheer and joy
D) germanic European countries combined the Norse god Odin with Christian traditions to form the now familiar figure of an old bearded man driving a sleigh

Why does the author introduce druse as lying in a “clump of laurel”? consider any symbolic or cultural meanings associated with this plant, and what significance it lends to this particular story. story "a horseman in the sky"

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes

Phosgene is a chemical agent that is formed by decomposition of chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents by ultraviolet radiation.