It presents the problem that needs to be solved. Passage 4:
From 1861 to 1865, The United States was embroiled in a Civil
War. There were several reasons why this war erupted, many of
which were as old as the nation itself. One cause was a dispute
over states' rights, or the rights of individual states to make
their own laws. While the northern states believed that unified
federal laws would strengthen the nation, many southern
states wanted the right to nullify individual laws that seemed
unfair to their citizens.

Explain the effect of the rhetorical questins for the below paragraph."i pinched myself: was i still alive? was i awake? how was it possible that men, women, and children were beiing burned and that the world kept silent? no. all this could not be real. a nightmare soon i would wake up with a start, my heart pounding, and find that i waas back in the room of my childhood, with my "

The institute of international research is holding its annual convention. this year more than 500 scholars have been invited to hear research reports on many timely topics. approximately 250 big name scientists will be winging their way to washington, d.c. how can the underlined sentence be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage? a) approximately 250 people will be in washington, d.c. b) approximately 250 bigwigs will be flying to washington, d.c. c) approximately 250 science people will be going to washington, d.c. d) approximately 250 well-known scientists will be arriving in washington, d.c.

In 200 words, identify the theme of audre lorde's poem "hanging fire." support your answer with at least three examples (of your choosing) from the text.