How does the narrator differ from the astronomer?
What will be an ideal response?
* The astronomer considers the stars from the perspective of charts, facts, and proof.
* The narrator would rather walk outside and enjoy the stars "in perfect silence."
You might also like to view...
Although there is a great deal of variation within each gender, on the average men and women discuss a surprisingly different range of topics. The first research on conversational topics was conducted over seventy years ago. Despite the changes in male and female roles since then, the results of several studies are remarkably similar. In these studies, women and men ranging in age from seventeen
to eighty described the range of topics each discussed with friends of the same sex. Certain topics were common to both men and women: work, movies, and television proved to be frequent topics for both groups. Both men and women reserved discussions of sex and sexuality for members of the same sex. The differences between men and women were more striking then the similarities. Female friends spent much more time discussing personal and domestic subjects, relationship problems, family, health and reproductive matters, weight, food and clothing, men, and other women. Men, on the other hand, were more likely to discuss music, current events, sports, business, and other men. Both men and women were equally likely to discuss personal appearance, sex, and dating in same-sex conversations. True to one common stereotype, women were more likely to gossip about close friends and family. By contrast, men spent more time gossiping about sports figures and media personalities. Women's gossip was no more derogatory than men's. These differences can lead to frustration when men and women try to converse with one another. Researchers report that "trivial" is the word often used by both men and women to describe topics discussed by the opposite sex. "I want to talk about important things," a woman might say, "like how we're getting along. All he wants to do is talk about the news or what we'll do this weekend." The main idea of this passage is a. research indicates that men are not likely to gossip. b. there are obvious differences between the conversational topics of men andwomen. c. men and women may become frustrated when trying to converse with eachother. d. men are more interested in discussing sports than are women.
Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
A) interest B) intrest
Desde la Revolución Cubana, las relaciones entre Cuba y los Estados Unidos han sido tensas. Completa las oraciones sobre los dos países con las palabras del recuadro. Presta atención a la conjugación y la concordancia. ¡Ojo! No vas a usar todas las palabras.
rompimiento préstamo maltrato armada ceder proveer bloqueo emerger divisa rubro 1. Después de la explosión del buque de guerra Maine, los Estados Unidos declararon la guerra a España y la _________________estadounidense logró una victoria rápida. 2. España tuvo que ________________ los territorios de Guam, Filipinas y Puerto Rico a los Estados Unidos, y también debió renunciar al control sobre Cuba. 3. Durante la primera mitad del siglo XX, la República de Cuba ________________ como país independiente, pero tenía muchos conflictos internos e había una gran inestabilidad. 4. El Partido Comunista tomó control de la isla después de la revolución, y nacionalizó propiedades e inversiones privadas, lo cual resultó en el ____________________ comercial por parte de los Estados Unidos. 5. No todos los cubanos vieron con buenos ojos el ________________________de las relaciones con los Estados Unidos. Muchos dejaron la isla y se establecieron en Miami.
On _________________________________________ (rire/constamment).
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).