1) what is a seminal work? a work that presents all sides of an argument rather than only the side the author believes a work written more than 100 years ago that deals with government or politics a work of nonfiction that discusses a difficult or controversial issue a work that is the basis for important ideas and that influences later works 2) which of the following is not a reason why authors and speakers consider their audience when crafting a text or speech? to make their own opinions closer to the audience's opinions to understand the audience's background knowledge on the topic to choose language that will persuade the audience to gain the audience's interest in the topic 3) why do writers provide evidence to support the big ideas they wish to convey to audiences? to show that many previous writers have thought about the same ideas in the past to prove that the writers are not plagiarizing—not stealing other people's words to demonstrate that the ideas aren't just the author's opinion but are factually convincing to offer readers the chance to present counterarguments or alternative arguments 4) a solid claim must be all of the following except credible biased accurate supported 5) when fdr makes an allusion to the great wall of china in "four freedoms," his purpose is to illustrate that walling out the rest of the world is not the american way suggest that americans could benefit from china's ideas to improve safety convince congress to approve military action against the chinese emphasize his belief that china and america are no longer enemies

Industrialization in europe changed the way people lived. the urban working class came into being, and with it came the drudgery of work. which two parts of this excerpt from franz kafka's the metamorphosis most closely reflect this impact of industrialization on people's lives? "what's happened to me? " he thought. it wasn't a dream. his room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. a collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table—samsa was a travelling salesman—and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. it showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer. gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. "how about if i sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense," he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn't get into that position. however hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before. "oh, no", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out. doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become friendly with them. they can all go away! " he felt a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. he slid back into his former position. "getting up early all the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. you've got to get enough sleep. other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. for instance, whenever i go back to the guest house during the morning to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting there eating their breakfasts. i ought to just try that with my boss; i'd get kicked out on the spot. but who knows, maybe that would be the best thing for me. if i didn't have my parents to think about i'd have given in my notice a long time ago, i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel."