PART A: Which of the following identifies the central theme of the poem? A. Love causes more problems than it is worth. B. Love is a disaster when it is not perfect. C. Love can be difficult in unexpected ways. D. Love is not as difficult as media portrays it. PART B: Which section from the text best supports the answer to Part A? A. "Not sweet but always / nutritious / always herb, always salt." (Lines 3-6) B. "never pretty or clean. It stinks – you can / smell it coming" (Lines 13-14) C. "it is / not what the films say. Only songs / get it right” (Lines 17-19) D. "it is irregular / it is difficult / and always, always / surprising." (Lines 20-23)

"and these i address to all females that would be married, or are already so; not that i suppose their sex more faulty than the other, and most to want advice, for i assure [women], upon my honour, i believe the quite contrary; but the reason is, because i esteem them better disposed to receive and practice it, and therefore am willing to begin, where i may promise myself the best success." this statement from franklin's "rules and maxims for promoting matrimonial happiness" best demonstrates his use of criticism to argue his point his use of common sense to appeal to women his use of flattery to gain women's attention his use of facts to prove his point

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

  which statement describes the main argument of truth’s speech