"the importance of the human skeleton is very great, and the horror with which it is commonly regarded is somewhat mysterious."

if the author wished to rewrite this sentence, which of these possible choices should be avoided due to needless wordiness?
a) the human skeleton is valuable beyond words, yet people can't bear to look at it.
b) the human skeleton is crucial to the body, yet it is often seen as a terrible thing.
c) the horrors of the human skeleton are apprehended by many, yet all must acknowledge their central importance.
d) the great importance of the human skeleton is hugely, significantly enormous, yet for some reason people are afraid of the sight of it.

Select the rebuttal statement that best refutes the viewpoint in section one. a) it is necessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. b) it is unnecessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. c) it is necessary for athletes involved in mixed martial arts to self-regulate. d) one distinctive feature of mixed martial arts is the combination of various techniques.

What is similar about a satire and a parable? o a. both are based on a previous work. o b. both attempt to persuade an audience. o c. both use humor to entertain an audience. o d. both are very short in length.

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.