As the leader of his family, jessie was unsure what decision to make. jessie alone had the legal power to decide whether or not he should sell the 20,000 acres of forest he and his large family of cousins owned. on the one hand, several of the cousins were firm in their belief that land is the greatest treasure there is and should never be sold. some other cousins did not want to sell the land out of environmental concerns for protecting the trees and wildlife. but most of his cousins wanted to sell the land because they would make a lot of money.

which sentence would work best as a concluding sentence to this paragraph?

a) jessie was troubled by all the sides of the issue.
b) sometimes families have a hard time getting along, but they make it through.
c) jessie was not only the leader of the family, but he loved to run marathons.

d) the land in question was very beautiful--pine tree forests, deer and turkey, even a hidden lake.

In the list below, which plot event appears out of order? setting rising action falling action climax resolution setting rising action falling action resolution

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements.it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom.oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs.it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?