The bagel data also reflect how much personal mood seems to affect honesty. Weather, for instance, is a major factor. Unseasonably pleasant weather inspires people to pay at a higher rate. Unseasonably cold weather, meanwhile, makes people cheat prolifically; so do heavy rain and wind. Worst are the holidays. The week of Christmas produces a 2 percent drop in payment rates—again, a 15 percent increase in theft, an effect on the same magnitude, in reverse, as that of 9/11. Thanksgiving is nearly as bad; the week of Valentine’s Day is also lousy, as is the week straddling April 15. There are, however, a few good holidays: the weeks that include the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. The difference in the two sets of holidays? The low-cheating holidays represent little more than an extra day off from work. The high-cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph?

A. Different emotional states affect people’s honesty.
B. Some holidays cause people to be less honest.
C. Cold weather causes an increase in dishonesty.
D. Holidays and cold weather may cause anxiety.

This line from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: I had gazed on him while unfinished; he was ugly then, but when those muscles and joints were rendered capable of motion, it became a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived. Which definition of render is most likely suited for this line?a. 14th Century: hand over, deliver
b. 15th Century: to return, as in thanks
c. 16th Century: to represent or depict
d. 20th Century: to make

A man is found dead on a Sunday morning. His wife calls the police immediately. The police question the wife and staff. The wife said she was asleep, the cook said he was cooking breakfast, the gardener said she was picking vegetables, the butler said he was cleaning the closet, and the maid said she was getting the post. The police immediately arrested the murderer.Who was the murderer?

What Does "Burning the Midnight Oil" Mean?

Your "purpose" in reading is? A. The reason you are reading.
B. The accomplishments you achieve.
C. Sharing new words with others.
D. Finding people who know the story.

The next time you think about spending $5 on a fancy coffee just remember how far that $5 can go helping someone less fortunatewhich type of rhetoric is being used to persuade the audience

A. material

B. pathos

C. logos

D. moral

Which conclusion about the bride’s marriage can the reader draw by the end of this poem “Woo’d and Married and A’” by Joanna Baillie. ?