Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics for questions 15–16. 15. dr. smith had a (rationale) for giving his students “a’s”: he believed grades hindered learning. (1 point) a. choice b. promise c. reason d. manifesto 16. one (affluent) suburb decided to outlaw bus stops in its neighborhoods. (1 point) a. backward b. groomed c. scheming d. wealthy

1. select a book or movie that has at least one sequel. write a persuasive paragraph discussing which version you believe is better the original book or movie or the sequel. if there is more than one sequel to the original book or movie, select only one of the sequels on which to foous be sure to clearly introduce your argument use at least one ype of thetoric to persuade your reader, incilude specific details from the book or movie and address at least one counterclaim.

Using the impress program, you can add multimedia files, including audio, image, and video files, to the presentation by using the insert menu. the media menu. the edit menu. the add menu.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile