Which statement best compares the viewpoints of the two passages?
O A. The first passage tries to persuade readers that lower
electricity bills are the main benefit of the shorter week,
while the second passage says that improved student
learning is the greatest benefit.
B. Although the first passage tries to persuade readers
that bus savings will be a benefit of the shorter week,
the second passage says that students will use buses
for sporting events on off days.
C. The first passage tries to persuade readers that schools
are considering the four-day week, while the second
passage discusses the financial benefits of the shorter
week.
D. The first passage tries to persuade readers that schools
will save money by shortening the school week, while
the second passage says the shorter week offers no
real benefits.

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir