Read the paragraph below and answer the question that follows.

1my name is jonathan cross. 2i am a member of the basketball team at carter high school. 3because of budget cuts, our school is unable to pay costs for new uniforms for our team. 4as a result, the team is seeking other sponsors to fund our new uniforms. 5i am writing to request that you consider sponsoring our team. 6as a sponsor, your company name would be featured on our uniforms.

which of the following topics is introduced by the paragraph?

budget cuts and their negative effects on high school athletics
the team's winning record
the basketball team's need of new uniforms and their desire for sponsorship
all of the above
none of the above

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader

Read the sentences. the lowest point in antarctica appears to be the bentley subglacial trench, which is 8,200 feet below sea level. lower points may exist. which choice correctly uses the subordinating conjunction “although” to combine the sentences? the lowest point in antarctica appears to be the bentley subglacial trench, which is 8,200 feet below sea level, although lower points may exist. the lowest point in antarctica appears to be the bentley subglacial trench, which is 8,200 feet below sea level. although lower points may exist. the lowest point in antarctica appears to be the bentley subglacial trench, which is 8,200 feet below sea level although, lower points may exist. the lowest point in antarctica appears to be the bentley subglacial trench, which is 8,200 feet below sea level; although lower points may exist.