Read this essay.

first of all, if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible—all you know is that [it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest, but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norgay gazed down upon the world from its summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish?

what is the best clue that the organizational structure of this essay is order of importance?

1.the fact that the passage begins with the transitional phrase "first of all"

2.the fact that the author urges the reader to not listen to other people

3.the fact that the author includes more than one piece of factual information

4.the fact that it contains a rhetorical question

1). The fact that the passage begins with the transitional phrase "first of all."

Explanation:

The author employs an organizational structure to coordinate the events in a sequential order that guides the readers to follow up ideas as intended by the author and promote a comprehensive understanding.

As per the question, option 1 i.e. 'the fact that the passage begins with the transitional phrase "first of all"' exemplifies the most appropriate clue which reflects that the essay follows an organizational structure in order of significance of ideas. The use of 'first of all' implies the key idea that the author wishes to highlight 'if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong' which is later followed up by other ideas that either complement or validate this central idea. Thus, this kind of arrangement or organization assists the readers to understand the content coherently. Therefore, option 1 is the correct answer.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.