Does this sound right for a thesis statement? "martin luther king, jr. used stylistic elements such as the use of simile, imagery, metaphor, and other rhetorical devices, these stylistic elements king to influence the person reading the letter, these elements persuade those reading this letter to see where martin luther king jr. is coming from factually and emotionally."

The balance includes both the fees for service and the shipping charges. is this sentence incomplete or complete?

Iam trying to  get  a call through to san francisco. (send, put)

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.