Read the debate between Juan and Anita. Juan: Electric cars are worse for the environment than gas cars. The materials required for designing and constructing electric cars cause more pollution than those for gas cars. Anita: People who use gas vehicles do not care about future generations. The accumulated exhaust from gas cars is the worst polluter and main cause of global warming. If someone cannot avoid buying a gas car, then they shouldn’t be allowed to own a vehicle. How does Anita support the idea that electric cars are the only solution to owning a vehicle? by listing the benefits of electric cars by detailing the materials required to build electric cars by outlining the impacts on future generations by explaining how gas cars are responsible for global warming

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?

Manny realizes that the castle described in the book he is reading stands for a larger idea : paradise. which literary device is the author using ?