"The differences are subtle and come mostly from the different situations the two women find themselves in".
"Portia and Jessica have much in common. Both are beautiful, intelligent, and funny. Both are bold and can be blunt ".
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I believe it summarizes the main ideas of this essay
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The answer is: Runners allowed villages and cities throughout the empire to communicate quick with rulers far away.
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He bought Louisiana Purchase, launched the Lewis and Clark expedition and wrote the Declaration of Independence 
        
             
        
        
        
I was walking home one day and there was a small lake with tons of trash and waste piled into a corner to the edge. I wondered why there was so much and when you look in it, there are fish stuck inside of plastic containers.  Thus obviously is very harmful and hurts our environment, also solving this by throwing away any waste you may find.