What does this excerpt from act 1 of romeo and juliet reveal about the montague-capulet feud? abraham: do you bite your thumb at us, sir? sampson: i do bite my thumb, sir. abraham: do you bite your thumb at us, sir? sampson: (aside to gregory) is the law of our side, if i say ay? gregory: no. sampson: no, sir, i do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but i bite my thumb, sir. gregory: do you quarrel, sir? abraham: quarrel sir! no, sir. sampson: if you do, sir, i am for you: i serve as good a man as you. abraham: no better. sampson: well, sir. gregory: say 'better: ' here comes one of my master's kinsmen. sampson: yes, better, sir. abraham: you lie. sampson: draw, if you be men. gregory, remember thy swashing blow.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

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Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?