To effectively participate in a group discussion, balance must be maintained between speaking and listeningspeaking and thinkinglaughing and listeningwatching and listening.

Awriter wants to develop an argument on the following topic: the voting age write a claim and counterclaim based on this topic. clearly identify your claim and counterclaim.

Why is jay gatsby so famous? question 16 options: because he is married to a duchess because he throws elaborate parties every single weekend because he is very mean because he died saving the lives of several people

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.