1. PART A: What is the law," according to the text?
O A The law is the law of time, in which
the older one lives the more likely
one will lose others.
B The law is the law of nature, in that all
things must eventually die.
O C The law is the law of survival, that
those who do their duty will survive.
O D The law is survival of the fittest, in
that nature is indifferent to fairness.

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.

The purpose of an informative essay is to express personal feelings about a topic. describe events from a certain point of view. instruct the reader about a topic. express and defend an opinion.

What is one reason dante most likely wrote the inferno? a. to fight against the church's view of punishing sin b. to clear his father's name for the wrongs he is accused of c. to show he was a better poet than virgil d. to take revenge on the people in florence who hurt him