Which of the following is the best method for identifying the thesis in a complex, nonlinear speech?
a. weigh the evidence presented in the speech
b. carefully read the introductory paragraph
c. identify explicit statements about the speech s subject
d. identify and analyze the essential details found in the speech

Bella is going to write a research paper. she chose sports as her topic, but her teacher said she must narrow or limit her topic. choose the topic that limits the broad topic of sports the most. a) a history of sports in the united states b) a history of tennis c) rules and etiquette of tennis d) training and equipment for outdoor sports

Match the definition to the word. 1. person or group opposing or hostile to another person or group propaganda 2. arranged in the order in which the events happened spatial 3. based upon reason; a rational approach to something logic 4. a method or system used to accomplish something adversary 5. having to do with space technique 6. coming one after another, in series, or in order chronological 7. the spreading of opinions or beliefs implied 8. suggested, indicated, or understood without express statement sequence

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.