Foreign languages are extremely important to students' education. After taking my first Spanish course, I saw a significant
increase in my English grade. As a student in Spanish, I learned how to form verbs and verb phrases in that language. Learning
about verbs and verb phrases in a different language gave me a different perspective about the same parts of speech in Engli
This new knowledge made English class much easier, and I received good grades in both classes last year. Learning foreign
languages helps students in many different subjects.
lan wrote a argumentative speech to convince the school board to adopt more foreign language classes at his school. Do the
examples from this part of lan's speech support his position?
A)
no, because they do not give a detailed explanation of the benefits
yes, because they explain specifically how the classes helped him
yes, because they state that lan took a Spanish class
mi
no, because they do not give specific information

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.