Read the following excerpt from a speech made in response to christian
missionaries in 1805:
brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve
the great spirit; if there is but one religion, why do you
white people differ so much about it? why not all agree, as
you can all read the book?
which statement best conveys how the author achieves his purpose in this
excerpt?
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a. he uses the word "you" to indicate that the missionaries practice a
different religion.
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b. he asks questions to challenge the beliefs of other american
indian groups in the region.
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c. he repeats the word "why" to show that he has the answer to the
missionaries' questions.
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d. he asks questions that are difficult to answer to the
missionaries understand his doubts.

Read the sentence. on days when i go jogging in the morning, my mind seems to process ideas faster, and my mood is more positive. how does the underlined clause add variety and meaning to the sentence? select two options. it describes the days being discussed. it makes readers want to go jogging. it creates a compound-complex sentence. it adds detail about the speaker's personality. it explains why jogging is beneficial.

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion

In your own honest opinion, what are your views on same-sex relationships/marriage? be sure to include at least 2-3 paragraphs with correct spelling and appropriate language. be sure to explain why you feel/think the way you do about this particular topic. support your answer with supporting details.(for anyone that answers do not hate on anyone's answer, we all have our own point of views and opinions)