Read the words of King Claudius in Act IV of Hamlet. Come, Gertrude, we’ll call up our wisest friends; And let them know both what we mean to do, And what’s untimely done: so, haply, slander, Whose whisper o’er the world’s diameter, As level as the cannon to his blank Transports his poison’d shot, may miss our name, And hit the woundless air. O! come away; How do his words reflect politics in Shakespeare’s day? Royal leaders were respectful to ordinary people. Royal leaders were concerned with their public image. Common people were showing opposition to the queen. Common people were afraid to speak out against leaders.

An ecosystem is shown in the illustration. assume that human activities have led to a decrease in the number of eagles. a virus attack on rabbits has led to a decrease in their population in the ecosystem. which two sentences describe likely effects on the ecosystem? 1. there’s an increase in the number of snakes and insects and a decrease in the number of frogs. 2. there’s an increase in the number of snakes and insects, and the storks face increased competition for food. 3. there’s an increase in the number of storks and a decrease in the number of snakes and insects. 4. there’s an increase in the number of frogs and a decrease in the number of storks and insects. 5. there’s a decrease in the number of snakes, insects, and frogs.

Alex is the head photographer for the yearbook and the newspaper. she has a large staff of assistant photographers because they need to take pictures at all of the school events. she knows that some of her photographers have better cameras and can take action shots at sporting events, and that some of them are good at taking candid pictures in the hallways. she sets firm deadlines so she has enough time to look through all of the shots and choose the best ones. she gives her photographers constructive feedback to them improve their pictures. respectful enforcer warlord doormat peacemaker

In 1919, the temperance movement finally succeeded. they secured ratification of a constitutional amendment (the that banned alcoholic beverages. prohibition began with the 1920 passage of the which enforced the amendment.