Read this excerpt from an argumentative essay.
one problem with allowing cell phones in the classroom is that they can be used for harmful purposes. kids have learned
how to bully each other through text messages and social media.
which answer choice provides the best evidence to support the ideas in the excerpt?
a) a scientific study published in a magazine shows that some kids are addicted to using their cell phones.
b) in a recent survey, 53 percent of students reported that they had used their cell phones to call their friends during class
time
c) text messaging has become the number one way for kids to communicate with each other.
d) in a recent survey, 22 percent of students reported that they had received a hurtful text message from someone at school.

Read the following excerpt from fast food nations which of the following choices best presents a counterclaim to the argument presented in this excerpt

Me 31) what is the best definition of the word ventured as it is used in the final sentence of paragraph 1? with high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. a) desired b) c) justified d) risked 32) with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as god gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. lincoln uses the last paragraph of his speech a) to emphasize the atrocities of war. b) to show his concern for all nations. c) to ask for more support for the war. d) to describe his visions for the nation's rebirth. 33) now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. which is the best definition for expiration as it is used in the selected sentence? a) emission of breath b) ceasing to be in effect c) the act of breathing out d) the emission of volatile matter from the earth's atmosphere 34) the almighty has his own purposes. ‘woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.’ what is the meaning of the word offenses as used in the first line of the fifth paragraph? a) breaking the law b) attack or assault c) causing injury, causing harm or hurt d) sin; wrongdoing against someone else

Which syllable is stressed with the word retribution