Read the following passage: The basketball team should find a new coach. Sure, the old coach has
won two titles in the past three years, but he's hard to be around, and
his fashion sense is terrible.
Which statement best evaluates the use of a claim and reasoning?
O A. The passage does not have a claim but does contain sound
reasoning.
O B. The passage does not have a claim and does not contain any
sound reasoning.
C. The passage has a strong claim backed up by sound reasoning.
O D. The passage has a strong claim that is not backed up by sound
reasoning.

What is written in the preamble to the constitution? a. a list of reasons why the constitution was written b. the consequences of and penalties for ignoring the constitution c. a list of new laws added to the constitution accompanied by detailed explanations d. a guide explaining how to interpret and navigate the constitution

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt

How does tiresias prophecy affect the plot of the story ?