Read the blog about sequoia nature preserve. blog: forest forever post: there’s been a lot of talk lately about cutting down the sequoia nature preserve to make a neighborhood park. the space would include a playground, ball field, picnic area, and soccer field. my feeling is, what about the forest? the sequoia nature preserve is one of the most beautiful places. i’ve spent my childhood exploring it. i can’t imagine the trees being cut down or life without it. the local wildlife would suffer too. would you really want to destroy the natural habitat of so many animals all for a park? comment: we need to encourage kids to get more exercise. new sports facilities would inspire kids to get outside more and get moving. i’m all for it. response: exercise is good, no doubt about that, but you don’t need it from sports facilities or team sports. the sequoia nature preserve has miles of paths where people walk, even jog. and when kids are walking in the forest, they area also breathing cleaner air and the surroundings are peaceful—it’s a healthy environment for people to get exercise and just get away from city life. how does writer respond in the last paragraph? she gives reasons for the counterclaim. she attacks her original claim. she attacks the counterclaim. she gives a rebuttal with support.

She gives a rebuttal with support.

A rebuttal refers to a response to an opponent's counterclaim, addressing the counterclaim and arguing why the opponent's argument is not solid, and disproving it with evidence. 

In this case the following comment is a counterclaim by an opponent who disagrees with the authors original argument: "We need to encourage kids to get more exercise. New sports facilities would inspire kids to get outside more and get moving. I’m all for it. " 

The author responds to the above counterclaim by providing the following rebuttal with evidence to support it: "Exercise is good, no doubt about that, but you don’t need it from sports facilities or team sports. The Sequoia Nature Preserve has miles of paths where people walk, even jog. And when kids are walking in the forest, they area also breathing cleaner air and the surroundings are peaceful—it’s a healthy environment for people to get exercise and just get away from city life."

The setting is new mexico

1. in creon’s first words to the chorus, what are the “storms” that threatened to destroy the ship of state?   polynices’ invation of the city with foreign armies was the “storms” eteocles and polynices decided to switch the crown every year, but after eteocles’ first year decided not to share it with polynices. polynices joined forces with foreign armies to invade the city and tried to take the crown from his brother, where he and eteocles killed each other   2. examine creon’s opening speech. what are his concerns? how does he feel about the city and its citizens? what are his motivations for banning the burial of polyneices? what would drive creon to place the concerns of the collective citizens over those of his family?   in creon’s opening speech, his concerns are to count on his citizens to rule. in addition, he wanted to give a clear message by not giving a proper burial to polyneices, if creon gave a proper burial to polyneices his people would think that he was an allied to the foreign forces that invaded the city and threatened the peace of his people.   creon placed the concerns of the collective citizens because he has no use for those who put individual concerns over the needs of his people 3. pay attention to creon’s speech at the beginning of the scene. what does creon think someone’s first loyalty should be and what comes second? do you think he is correct under some conditions? do you think he is wrong in some conditions? explain those conditions. creon thinks someone’s first loyalty should be with the concerns of the collective citizens and second comes our individual wants. i think he is correct because true loyalty takes place in the benefits of many not of a few.   4. what news is the sentry reluctant to deliver?   the sentry is reluctant to say that polyneices had a burial. 5. who does the chorus suggest might have done this?   the chorus suggests that the gods have done that 6. what is creon’s reaction and who does creon think is responsible? creon reacted abruptly and thinks it was a man who bribed his guard to bury polyneices