Read the paragraph from "how we entered world war i."
as ships piled up in home ports, american commerce threatened to come to a standstill affecting the entire national economy. the cabinet grew seriously alarmed. although wilson possessed the executive authority to arm ships, he was reluctant to take the step that would inevitably start the shooting. he preferred to ask congress for authorization, thus touching off the great debate and filibuster on the armed ship bill.
how does the author organize the text to support her viewpoint in the paragraph?
she compares and contrasts main details.
she states a main idea and offers details to make her point.
she uses repetition of the main point.
she details events in chronological order.

Me determine which are quote or paraphrase.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

9. types of literature that are told from a point of view include autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, and journals.