Which of the following is not likely a benefit of public speaking? a. allison was promoted after she proposed a new idea during an executive board meeting that would save the company money. b. mike found the courage to ask jill to the prom by reading her a poem in front of the whole school. c. kasia gained a greater sense of pride in her own heritage after learning a story about her ancestor’s heroic acts during wwii. d. jane convinced her whole class to donate to a local charity for homeless pets and found homes for three different abandoned kittens.

c. Kasia gained a greater sense of pride in her own heritage after learning a story about her ancestor’s heroic acts during WWII.

Kasia's case is the only situation that does not involve public speaking. She could have learned of her family's legacy in a book, for example. In the case of Allison, she presented her ideas to the executive board, which involves public speaking. Mike also used public speaking when asking Jill, as he asked her in front of the whole school. Finally, Jane needed to use public speaking in order to persuade her class to help the kittens.

the answer is a)   a sentence of death costs the state "almost three times as much as a sentence of life in prison" (delon 147)