Review the “Point” author’s claim in paragraph 5 of the “Point” section that “most celebrities don’t deserve to be called heroes because they aren’t heroes.” What reason does the author give in the same paragraph for making his or her claim? What evidence is missing to support the word “most” in the claim? Then review the “Counterpoint” author’s claim in paragraph 14 of the “Counterpoint” section that “there are many celebrities who are true heroes.” What reason does this author give in the same paragraph for making his or her claim? What evidence is missing to support the word “many” in the claim? Use textual evidence to explain your ideas.

d understatement

answer: dinner and a movie with your friends this saturday night.

opportunity cost refers to the benefits that a person or business misses out on when choosing one alternative over another. opportunity costs are easy to miss, but they can be important for decision-making. in this example, the alternative that the person will miss out on is the opportunity to have dinner and watch a movie with friends on saturday, as he will have no money left after buying the cd.

answer: age of the protagonists.

dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by james joyce, published in 1914. they tell the stories of the irish middle class in and around dublin in the early years of the 20th century.

joyce divides the collection into three sections dealing with childhood, adolescence and maturity. therefore, one pattern he uses to organize his stories is the age of the protagonists. the initial stories deal with children, and as the stories continue, they focus on progressively older people.