Which response best explains how author mark o’mara aims to improve society in the article “gun debate? what gun debate? ”
a-o’mara presents new evidence about the usefulness of guns in society in order to gun advocates and opponents find a measure of common ground.
b-o’mara shows the strengths of both sides of the american gun debate to gun advocates and opponents find a measure of common ground.
c-o’mara reviews the arguments of gun-rights advocates in depth in order to use emotional appeals to persuade the audience of the devastation of gun violence.
d-o’mara puts statistics about gun deaths in a new light in order to shock readers into acknowledging the devastation of gun violence.

Read the excerpt from muir's essay "calypso borealis" and answer the question. [5] how long i sat beside calypso i don't know. hunger and weariness vanished, and only after the sun was low in the west i splashed on through the swamp, strong and exhilarated as if never more to feel any mortal care. at length i saw maple woods on a hill and found a log house. i was gladly received. "where ha ye come fra? the swamp, that awfu' swamp. what were ye doin' there? " etc. "mony a puir body has been lost in that muckle, cauld, dreary bog and never been found." when i told her i had entered it in search of plants and had been in it all day, she wondered how plants could draw me to these awful places, and said, "it's god's mercy ye ever got out." examine the details muir includes in this paragraph. which statement accurately explains how muir's response to nature compares to the log house owner's response? he is enthusiastic and in awe while she is doubtful and fearful. muir cautiously admires whereas the lady shows religious dedication. the lady is more interested in the bog while muir is fascinated by plants. they both admire nature—its intense dangers and its true treasures.

This is the political, social, cultural, and economic 'time and place' surrounding the creation of a literary text.

Apolitical campaign showing the candidate wearing a hard hat and work shirt while touring a factory is using oa) glittering generalities. ob) transfer appeal. oc) testimonial. od) plain folks appeal.