Read the passage. gold was found in california in 1849. this discovery fired the imaginations of many people, and it greatly affected california’s history. the gold rush that followed drew prospectors from all over the world. those prospectors later became known as fortyniners. the arrival of this group stimulated economic growth and the expansion of the railroad system. which of the following omitted details would contribute most to the passage’s main idea—that the discovery of gold had a great effect on california’s history? a. california borders the pacific ocean. b. california became known as the golden state. c. california is our third-largest state. d. california also is home to earthquakes and landslides.

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One element of lyric poetry is personal reflection. which lines in this poem most clearly illustrate that element? i wandered lonely as a cloudby william wordsworthi wandered lonely as a cloudthat floats on high o'er vales and hills, when all at once i saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils; beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze. continuous as the stars that shineand twinkle on the milky way. they stretched in never-ending linealong the margin of a bay: ten thousand saw i at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance. the waves beside them danced; but theyout-did the sparkling waves in glee: a poet could not but be gay. in such a jocund company: i gazed and gazed—but little thoughtwhat wealth the show to me had brought: for oft, when on my couch i liein vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eyewhich is the bliss of solitude; and then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils.

How does the interaction between brutus and his servants varrus and claudio develop the plot of act iv of the tragedy of julius caesar