Use chapters 1 and 2 to answer the following question: which of the following best summarizes the main conflict of the story?

Which of the following factors most consistently contributes to the speaker’s believability? a the age and experience of the speaker b the physical environment in which the speech is delivered c the sincerity, knowledge, and trustworthiness of the speaker d the position of the thesis statement in the speech

Read the corporate document. upon becoming customers of topguide financial group, all clients agree to the following: information provided by employees of topguide financial group is subject to change without notice. any opinions therein are solely those of the author and may not reflect the views of topguide. topguide reserves the right to monitor, retain, and disclose all electronic communications, including email, that pass through its servers and communication systems. which text feature, if added, would best aid the reader’s understanding of this passage? a caption that lists the source of the text a heading that indicates the text’s purpose a graphic that illustrates the information in the text a recipient line that shows the text’s audience

Ron and nick chose to start their own businesses. ron wanted to start an ice cream shop, and nick wanted to launch a television manufacturing company. ron and nick had equal amounts of funds on hand and no government regulations restricting them. months later, however, ron has already set up his business, while nick is still struggling to raise additional funds to build a factory. what was the main factor that affected nick’s business? a. an irrelevant business idea b. low demand for tvs in his country c. high start-up costs d. lack of labor economics