answer the following questions about the “death to pennies” persuasive passage.

1) what is the author’s purpose of this text? is he trying to inform or persuade (pick one and state what he’s informing us about or persuading us to do)?

2) what is the author’s claim in this text? include the text support.

3) list 3 reasons the author provides to support his claim. include the text support.

4) the author interjects humor throughout this text. list 1 example of the use of humor. include the text support.

5) before reading this text, did you have an opinion about pennies? after reading this text, do you agree or disagree with the author? why/why not?

Sonnet 57 being your comprehension your servant is the a. speaker b. person addressed in the poem c. husband of the speakers beloved d. beloveds serving woman

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure.a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.

What is the independent cause in this sentence? "if the poem is about going mad when love is lost, what would happen if love didn't die? "