Read the passage, then answer the question that follows: people who like the idea of a plant that traps, kills, and eats meat love venus fly traps. despite that terrifying idea, the plants eat only tiny insects.

in the sentence above, what is the purpose of the transition despite?

a. to summarize an idea
b. to show a contrast
c. to show a comparison
d. to introduce an idea

Iam for the "immediate, unconditional, and universal" enfranchisement of the black man, in ev [loud applause.] without this, his liberty is a mockery; without this, you might as well almost slavery for his condition; for in fact, if he is not the slave of the individual master, he is the slay liberty as a privilege, not as a right. he is at the mercy of the mob, and has no means of protec how does the repetition of the phrase "without this" support the paragraph's argument? it reinforces the idea that without equality in the us, the idea of a free society is a joke. it suggests that a free society is possible, with or without equal rights for all people. it indicates that douglass would be content without material possessions or status. it proposes that slavery will not be abolished in the us without the support of all citizens.

What inferences can be made about odysseus based on his choice to stay and see the cyclops?

As a representative of a pharmaceutical company, you have been asked to speak to a group of physicians at a medical conference to introduce a new drug. when discussing how the drug works, which strategy is not appropriate?