Which sentence in this excerpt from a review of the film The Avengers makes for a strong thesis statement supported by the text? Everybody has been waiting for the release of the much-hyped The Avengers movie. Writer/director Joss Whedon has done an excellent job showcasing the different heroes’ strengths and weaknesses. The movie’s chief attribute lies in its ability to tell the larger-than-life stories of its protagonists while simultaneously grounding them with human traits. Whedon doesn’t present his heroes as being infallible. Instead, they’re flawed humans with strengths, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities. These qualities make the characters easy for the average person to identify with. Whedon has vividly portrayed the internal struggles that his heroes undergo in their quest for self-realization. The film also has supernatural entities such as gods and demigods. However, at its heart, this is a story of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary situations.

Both adam smith and ayn rand would agree th o individuals and businesses want what benefits them the most. society benefits when people want what is best for everyone. individuals become wealthy because of actions by the government. society benefits when individuals agree to sacrifice to others. c

Amaze i know not these my hands and yet i think there was a woman like me once had hands like these. -adelaide what type of poem is "amaze"? a. diamante b. american cinquain c. japanese cinquain d. modern cinquain

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.