The word tyrants is best defined as “those who wish to

Nancy Shippen was a product of Philadelphia’s best lineage. Born in 1763 as a privileged daughter of an upper-class family, her duty was to blossom into a charming woman, admired for her beauty and social graces rather than her intellect. Nancy’s education consisted of the refinement of skills that would please and entertain—dancing, cultivating her voice, playing musical instruments, painting on delicate china, and producing pieces of decorative needlework.
Had Nancy shown any interest in politics, an exclusively masculine preserve, she would have shocked everyone, including her father, William Shippen. Shippen was a noted local physician who espoused independence in 1776, and where he led, his family followed. Indeed, he was a proud father in 1777 when, at his urging, Nancy displayed her patriotic virtue by sewing shirt ruffles for General Washington.
Nancy had two male tyrants in her life. The first was her father. He forced her into marriage with Henry Livingston in 1781. Henry was the son of one of New York’s most powerful and wealthy families. The man she truly loved had only “honorable expectations” of a respectable income. So her father insisted that Nancy wed Livingston. The rejected suitor wanted to know “for what reason in this free country a lady must be married in a hurry and given up to a man whom she dislikes.” None of the Shippens responded. In truth, the answer was that Nancy legally belonged to her father until she became the property of the second tyrant in her life—her husband.
The marriage was a disaster, most likely because Henry was an adulterer. Nancy eventually took her baby daughter and moved back to her family. She wanted full custody of the child, who by law was the property of her husband. Henry made it clear that he would never give up his legal rights to his daughter, should Nancy embarrass him in public by seeking a bill of divorcement. Even if she had defied him, divorce bills were very hard to get because they involved proving adultery or desertion.
To keep actual custody of her daughter, Nancy accepted her entrapment and moved back with Henry. Several years later, however, Henry relented and arranged for a divorce, but by that time, Nancy’s spirit was broken. The former belle of Philadelphia society lived on unhappily in hermitlike fashion until her death in 1841. Having been so favored at birth, her adult years were a personal tragedy, primarily because of her legal dependence on the will of two men.

A) nurture.”
B) dominate.”
C) relinquish.”


B) dominate.”

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Complete the following paragraph with the correct form of the trapassato prossimo of the verbs in parentheses.

Mia zia è una persona difficile, non è vero? L’altro giorno, per esempio, le ho preparato un piatto di pasta ma non l’ha voluto perché 1. _____________________ (mangiare già). Volevo andare al bar a prendere un caffè al bar ma lei e lo zio 2._____________________ (bere già) il caffè prima. Volevo andare con lei al cinema, ma lei 3. _____________________ (vedere già) il film. Poi io e mio fratello volevamo portarla al nuovo teatro perché noi Non ci 4._____________________ (stare mai), ma lei ha detto di no perché lei e lo zio 5._____________________ (avere già) occasione per andarci. Io volevo andare a cavallo perché non ci 6._____________________ (andare mai), ma la zia 7._____________________ (fare) l’equitazione per molti anni e non era interessata. Hai conosciuto mia zia... 8._____________________ (incontrare mai) una persona così difficile? Mi ricordo che tu e tuo fratello siete venuti a casa mia per la prima volta—non ci 9._____________________ (venire mai) prima, e la zia non voleva ascoltare la canzone di Jovanotti perché la 10. ____________ (sentire già) troppo volte! È proprio pazza!

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In formal persuasion, you should

a. argue for your own beliefs and argue against someone else's beliefs b. argue for your own beliefs and not mention other people's beliefs c. present both sides of a debate without taking sides on either d. include a chart with the pros and cons of an issue clearly stated as a part of the introduction

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La commande. Messod, Jamal, and Luna are sitting in a café waiting for Fatma to join them. As they place their orders, fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb that makes sense in the context of the dialogue. A list of verbs is given below.

attendredésirerfaireprendresortircomprendredormirlaisserpartirvouloir Serveur:Vous (1) __________?  Luna:Avez-vous du jus d'orange?  Serveur:Je vais demander si vous voulez bien (2) __________ une petite minute... Non, pas de jus d'orange ce soir.  Luna:Comment? Pas de jus d'orange? Je ne (3) __________ pas.  Serveur:Nous sommes vraiment désolés, mademoiselle.  Luna:Ce n'est pas grave. Je (4) __________ un café alors. Et vous, les garçons?  Messod:Pour moi, un café. Jamal, qu'est-ce que tu (5) __________ prendre?  Jamal:Un crème, s'il vous plaît. Alors, qu'est-ce qu'on (6) __________ ce soir? Nous pouvons aller voir un film ou bien aller écouter un concert.  Messod:Moi, je veux bien mais je dois aller chercher Marie après son travail.  Jamal:Regarde Luna: elle est très fatiguée. Elle (7) __________ déjà sur la table! C'est peut-être une bonne idée si on ne (8) __________ pas ce soir. Monsieur, l'addition, s'il vous plaît.  Messod:On (9) __________, alors? Est-ce que je (10) __________ un pourboire (tip)?  Jamal:Non, ce n'est pas nécessaire.(8) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Voy a comprar un vestido largo _________ sea una fiesta elegante.

a. en caso de que b. a menos que c. para que

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