Which detail from “the telephone: a truer tale” best supports the argument that bell did not invent the first telephone?

a. what’s more, the first words ever spoken over a wire could not possibly have been uttered by alexander graham bell, because he was only two years old at the time.

b. bell was an expert in the field of elocution, or vocal speech. he was very skilled at teaching deaf students the challenging task of speaking aloud.

c. bell also dreamed of a world full of useful telephones, just as meucci did.

d. bell had a wealthy father-in-law who was happy to invest in his dream.

Select the answer with parallel structure. a. my family went on vacation to relax, fish and do some camping.

Read the excerpt. … in lower burma, i was hated by large numbers of people. … i was subdivisional police officer of the town, and … anti-european feeling was very bitter. … as a police officer i was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. … i had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing. … i was all for the burmese and all against their oppressors, the british. what is the situational irony in the excerpt from “shooting an elephant” by george orwell? the narrator is a british police officer and part of the system he dislikes. the narrator is himself a well-liked member of the burmese government. the narrator has recently become a burmese citizen. the narrator has decided to leave the british empire.

Jeff's response to justin assumes that justin is following which maxim? justin: hey, jeff! jeff: yeah? justin: get ready for the news of the day! jeff: okay. justin: i got that job i was after! jeff: wow! that's great! justin: ! starts right now! later!