Use the RACE strategy to answer the Discussion Question. Name a religious cause and a social cause of the Salem Witch Trials. Use details from the text to explain how these led to the unfair trials. Conclude your response by considering if similar false accusations could happen today.

Which three sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author's tone is mocking?

What is implied in this sentence from mark twain's "the £1,000,000 bank-note"? i was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn't; so i took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.

Nthe final analysis, the government has not done enough to protect the endangered species of the rain forest. in the passage above, the transition in the final analysis is used to