Tower Bridge has a fascinating history, which is explored in full in Tower Bridge Exhibition. Here’s some to get your started…
1910 - the high-level Walkways, which were designed so that the public could still cross the bridge when it was raised, were closed down due to lack of use.
1912 - during an emergency, Frank McClean had to fly between the bascules and the high-level walkways in his Short biplane, to avoid an accident.
1952 - a London bus driven by Albert Gunter had to leap from one bascule to the other when the bridge began to rise with the number 78 bus still on it.
1977 - Tower Bridge was painted red, white and blue to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee. (Before that, it was painted a chocolate brown colour).
1982 - Tower Bridge opened to the public for the first time since 1910, with a permanent exhibition inside called The Tower Bridge Experience.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
A-C would make great details in the report, but they do not explain his opinion on the topic (the VALUE of field trips).
In Act 3, Scene 2:
CALIBAN
(to TRINCULO) Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou! I would my valiant master would destroy thee. I do not lie. " (The Tempest, Act 3, Scene 2)
Caliban calls Ariel "a jesting monkey" and a liar, who is in turn, speaking as Trínculo. Ariel is imitating Trínculo´s voice and is invisible, thus the confussion. It is worth mentioning that "jester" means fool.
Your question is incomplete because it not does not provide the options to choose from, which are the following:
It misuses a statistic to overstate the amount of crime committed in New York City.
It assumes that because one person commits a crime, others will do so as well.
It uses an incorrect appeal to the New York Police Department as an authority.
It assumes that the police policy was the cause of the drop in crime.
Answer:
It assumes that the police policy was the cause of the drop in crime.
Explanation:
In the passage, the speaker does not mention any other causes which may have lead to the reduction of crime in New York City, such as a rise in employment, education and better quality of life. As a consequence, the speaker takes for granted that the only reason for the decrease of the crime rate is the stop-and-frisk policy, which he or she believes should be continued.
