In the context of the overall argument of the passage, which of the following choices best describes the purpose of the second paragraph? А
It gives a basic definition of REM sleep that is elaborated in later paragraphs.
B
It provides a factual basis necessary to speculate on the subjects babies may dream about.
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It offers key examples to support the first paragraph's claim that babies' brains perform many important tasks.
D
It explains how sleep researchers use alternative sources of evidence to study infant sleep cycles because infants are unable to describe their experiences.
It establishes the conventional view about whether babies dream in order to show how the argument of the passage departs from this understanding.

What example from the monkeys paw is conflict

An essay about how social media is bad for some young girls that use it for the wrong reasons

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]