How does the Newsela article “Health Benefits of Reading, Writing, Are Not Just for Patients" develop the central ideas that empathy is important to mental health and that reading and writing help foster empathy? by suggesting that people who can use their imaginations creatively typically treat others better by relating first-hand experiences of people who developed better empathy by contrasting the experiences of doctors that use narrative medicine with those who don't by giving statistical evidence that proves the effectiveness of narrative medicine in hospitals

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

i am confused, i do not see a speech unless you mean the

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homework should not be banned because it tells the teacher if you were paying attention in class or not. it assures the teacher that you understand the material so you can move on to different material.