The Prairie is a 1915 novel by a fictional author. In the book, the author depicts the protagonist, Elias, as having a spiritual connection to his farmland, viewing it as a living extension of himself: ______

The Tragic King is a classic play from the 17th century. In the play, the King realizes that his ambition has destroyed his family. He articulates deep regret for his arrogance, as evidenced when he ______

"MarketLink" is a program that helps small-scale farmers sell produce. Economists studied the program and found that farmers who live far from the city visit the market less frequently than those living nearby, but bring significantly larger loads of produce when they do come. The economists assert that this behavior represents a rational strategy to offset transportation costs.

Conventional political science suggests that participating in a protest does not change a person’s fundamental beliefs. Researchers Lee and Chen investigated this by comparing university students who were randomly assigned to a dorm near a protest site (and thus joined in) versus those assigned to dorms far away. They measured the students' political engagement two years later.

During the 1990s, literary critic Marco Velez noticed that Latin American magical realism was often treated as an exotic curiosity in Western universities. Later in his career, Velez sought to change this narrative, not by isolating the genre, but by highlighting how these authors were in dialogue with European and North American modernists.

Paleontologists studying a species of feathered dinosaur, Cryolophosaurus, determined that the species was endothermic (warm-blooded). The researchers claim that this endothermy allowed Cryolophosaurus to inhabit high-altitude regions that would have been too cold for ectothermic (cold-blooded) reptiles.

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is found on tropical coasts worldwide. For years, scholars debated whether humans carried coconuts across the oceans or if they dispersed naturally. Geneticist Dr. H. Ray analyzed coconut DNA and found that Pacific and Indian Ocean varieties diverged over 2 million years ago long before human migration. Given that humans have only been navigating these oceans for a few thousand years, Ray inferred that ______

In a history thesis, a student argues that the legacy of President John F. Kennedy is often evaluated based on his charisma and symbolic hope rather than the specific legislative details of his short tenure.

"The Letter" is a short story by a fictional 19th-century author. In the story, the character Julian waits for news that could save his business. The author portrays Julian as being in a state of intense physical and mental agitation: ______

Born in Brazil, architect Lina Bo Bardi is recognized as a leading figure in modern architecture. A student posits that Bo Bardi’s work is notable for its "social utility"—claiming that she designed buildings not just for aesthetics, but to actively foster community interaction and public life.