Module I: Reading and Writing

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde. In this gothic tale, the story revolves around themes of beauty, its superficial nature, and the inflated value one might place on this quality over others, as evident when the self-indulgent Lord Henry states the following: _____Command of Edivence Textual
Which quotation from The Picture of Dorian Gray most effectively illustrates the claim?
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"But beauty, real beauty, ends where an intellectual expression begins. Intellect is in itself a mode of exaggeration, and destroys the harmony of any face."
"We are punished for our refusals. Every impulse that we strive to strangle broods in the mind, and poisons us."
"Discord is to be forced to be in harmony with others. One's own life—that's the important thing."
"Art has no influence upon action. It annihilates the desire to act. It is superbly sterile. The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame."
The Bronze Eagle is a 1915 novel by Emmuska Orczy. In the novel, Napoleon, the deposed Emperor of France, makes a triumphant return and thereby affirms his people's faith in him: _____
Which quotation from The Bronze Eagle most effectively illustrates the claim?
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"The men laugh and shrug their shoulders: that tale has been told so often in these parts during the past year: the good folk have ceased to believe in it. It has almost become a legend now, that story that the Emperor was coming back."
"A crowd had gathered on the headland now—a crowd made up of bare-footed fisher-folk, men, women, children, and of the labourers from the neighbouring fields and vineyards: they have all come to greet the Emperor."
"Foreign armies joined in coalition against France and forced the people's Emperor to leave his country which he loved so well, had sent him to humiliation and to exile. But he had come back, as all his people had always said that he would!"
"[Napoleon] wears a black bicorne hat, and his grey redingote: he is pacing up and down the deck of the schooner, his hands held behind his back in the manner so familiar to the people of France. And on his hat is pinned the tricolour of France. Everyone on shore who is on the look-out for the schooner now can see the tricolour quite plainly."
In the 1895 poem "New Year's Day," Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson personifies the year past and the year ahead as two monarchs. The speaker of this poem addresses the year to come in hopes that it will be a source of pleasure: _____
Which choice from 'New Year's Day' best illustrates the claim?
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"The new year now is welcomed noisily / With din and song and shout and clanging bell"
"And wasted moments by the hundred score / Of past years rise like spectres grim / To warn, that these days may not idly glide away."
"What dost thou hold for me? An aching heart? / Or eyes burnt blind by unshed tears? Or stabs, / More keen because unseen?"
"Be thou a friend, / A tender, loving king—and let me know / The ripe, full sweetness of a happy year."
A nutritionist conducted an experiment inspired by studies suggesting that intermittent fasting can lead to positive health outcomes, such as weight loss and improved glucose control. The nutritionist recruited several participants and had them follow a 16:8 intermittent fasting protocol, in which they fasted for 16 hours and ate within an 8-hour window. After four weeks of following the protocol, each participant completed a survey about their experience. Based on the survey responses, the nutritionist claims that intermittent fasting can improve a person's energy levels, mental clarity, and overall well-being.
Which quotation from a participant would best illustrate the researcher’s claim?
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"I didn't enjoy fasting for long periods of time, but at least I can say that I did it."
"While it was difficult for me to fast for 16 hours, I saved a lot of money by eating less meals, making this diet a great way to stay within budget."
"I was skeptical about trying intermittent fasting, but I have to say that I feel more energized and focused than ever before. It's like a fog has been lifted from my brain."
"I lost weight after intermittent fasting, probably more than I expected. However, this protocol can be difficult to maintain long-term, so I likely would not do this for more than a week at a time."
Ian Bouyoucos studied two species of shark: neonatal blacktip reef (Carcharhinus melanopterus) and sicklefin lemon sharks (Negaprion acutidens). Specifically, Bouyoucos analyzed the sharks' response to a procedure known as a gill-net capture, which involves air exposure. In this exhaustive task, sharks are caught in a net for 3 minutes and then kept out of the water for 1 minute to simulate how a fisherman may handle a shark that has been accidentally caught. The team then measured the oxygen the sharks were using after the challenge to estimate their time to recovery. The team concluded that these two shark species can recover from the gill-net capture task.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the researcher’s conclusion?
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Sharks spent only 15% of their daily swimming energy during a gill net capture challenge though took up to 8.4 hours to fully recover.
Hemoglobin concentrations, which play a crucial role in transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body, increased after the gill-net capture challenge.
The temperature of the water played a critical role in determining how much oxygen was used post-challenge.
Sharks that were not challenged had total daily energy expenditures and oxygen usage rates that were unstable and varied greatly.
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