Prompt A close family member explains that she does not give money to charity because she "wouldn’t receive any personal benefit from donating” and because "most charities waste their donations on salaries and other administrative expenses.”

Write a three-paragraph essay that formulates knowledgeable claims and counterclaims to explain the benefits of charitable giving and refute your relative’s counterclaims. Support your argument with reasons and specific evidence. Be sure to include sources from your research.

Read the following paragraph, and choose the best revision for one of its sentences.dr. blake is retiring at the end of the month. there will be an unoccupied office upon his departure, and it is big in size. because every other office is occupied, we should convert dr. blake’s office into a lounge. it is absolutely essential that this issue is discussed at the next staff meeting. (a) because every other office is occupied, it’s recommended that we should convert dr. blake’s office into a lounge. (b) because every other office is filled, we should convert dr. blake’s office into a lounge.