Select the correct text in the passage. Read this excerpt from "The Dinner Party." Which part of the text shows Elaine's lack of self-confidence?
"Well, try them. Il rush and tell your father to host the drawing room as everyone arrives," said Mrs. Pringle.
As she rushed away, Elaine phoned the Tuppers. Less bold or forthcoming than her mother, the timid girl stammered to the end of the
conversation, then hung up and put her hand to her head in dismay. "What did I just do? she wailed. "Dunham, oh Dunham."
Dunham, still reeling from the stress of having his territory Invaded earlier, rolled his eyes. "What is it, dear miss?"
As Elaine was about to answer him, Mrs. Pringle appeared in the hallway as If out of thin air.
Near tears, Elaine explained." Invited Ella and the family and she accepted and then she said they had two house guests--and would it be all
right and of course I said it would and now we're-sixteen

Which kind of bias is evident in the sentence below? " along with bears, lynxes and wolves, boars were idiotically hunted to extinction in the middle ages." a subjective vocabulary/ mistreatment of opposing views/ corporate bias/ stereotypes

Which tense allows for an event that began in the past to carry into the present moment in time

Adapt the speech you delivered in lesson 2 to an audience of professionals, teachers, and parents. the audience expects a more formal delivery. your listeners also expect you to use media such as images and audio to make your speech more convincing and easier to understand. your assignment should include the following elements: -at least four sources to back up your ideas -media elements to illustrate your ideas -changes to both the style and content of the speech to make it more appropriate to the audience -citations that follow mla guidelines as you revise your presentation, research and cite at least four sources. at least two of these sources must provide supporting evidence, such as charts and graphs or quotes from newspapers or other credible sources. the other two sources can provide material to grab the audience's attention — for example, photos that your audience visualize what you're talking about or music that sets the mood. you can also create original images, but these will not count as sources. here are some types of media that you may use to either show evidence or move the audience: quotes tables, charts, and graphs images video audio (including music) mix up the types of media you use so that no medium is used more than twice. take care that all your sources contribute to your speech in an obvious way. they should either back up what you're saying or make your ideas easier for your audience to understand logically or emotionally. avoid visual aids that are off topic or confusing. ask yourself these questions as you revise: am i still fulfilling the requirements of the speech i gave in lesson 2? is my speech still about a theme in franklin roosevelt's four freedoms speech? do i connect that theme to my own life and to a current issue? are my sources credible and relevant? will they convince an audience of parents, teachers, and professionals? do my media elements enhance my speech? do they set the mood, explain something difficult, or offer convincing proof? do i avoid media elements that are more distracting than ? did i cite my sources according to mla guidelines? did i check my works-cited page against sample works-cited pages to make sure it's correct?