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15 Amazing Photos That Capture American Life Through The Decades
Exhausted contestants try to keep moving, at least a little, during a grueling dance marathon that began March 31 – more than 900 hours earlier – at the Fordham Palace in the Bronx. (1932)
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Logic & Literacy
April 1, 2026
Craft and Structure
I have never been to the Arctic, but I have been to Antarctica. You could call the Arctic the "top" of the world and Antarctica the "bottom." The Arctic is a frozen ocean surrounded by land, while Antarctica is a continent of land surrounded by ocean. Although the two regions are very different, they are similar in some ways. In both regions, the temperatures are extremely cold, the winters are long and dark, and the landscapes are vast and breathtakingly beautiful. Both regions are also home to unique ecosystems and wildlife. What is the function of the underlined sentence in the passage?
The underlined sentence in the passage functions to
Correct Answer:
The underlined sentence introduces a comparison between the Arctic and Antarctica, highlighting that they are similar in some ways despite their differences. This comparison helps to emphasize the main point of the passage: that while the Arctic and Antarctica are different, they also share some similarities.
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brusque
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10 Things Foreigners Often Get Wrong About Life in America
It’s easy to mock Americans. The internet loves to serve up clips of people who can’t find Europe on a map or don’t know who the prime minister of Canada is. But those moments don’t tell the whole story or even a small fraction of it. For decades, outsiders have painted the U.S. with broad, condescending strokes, mistaking size, diversity, and visibility for ignorance, arrogance, or chaos. Yet when you look closer, most of these criticisms say more about the critics than the criticized.
Let’s unpack some of the most common unfair accusations and what’s really going on behind them.
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In 1952, claims that smoking causes cancer caused Kent cigarettes’ to come out with an asbestos filter to protect its smokers.
In 1952, rising public concern over the link between smoking and lung cancer prompted an unexpected—and tragically ironic—response from one major tobacco company. In an attempt to reassure smokers and maintain market share, Kent cigarettes introduced a new “safe” filter made with Micronite, a trademarked material they advertised as a scientific breakthrough in health protection. What they failed to disclose to consumers, however, was that this supposedly protective filter contained asbestos—the very same carcinogenic material later banned from construction and insulation due to its deadly health effects.
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