1.) which of the following pieces of evidence would best support an argument in favor of a longer school week?
a. a poll of student opinions in the school newspaper
b. a report from department of education describing research findings
c. an online petition requesting more hours in school signed by teachers
d. an editorial written by a parent explaining the benefits of more time in school
2.) what is the starting point for an argument?
a. claim
b. counterclaim
c. evidence
d. interpretation
3.) a counter claim
a. starts an argument
b. disagrees with a position
c. agrees with the evidence
d. ends a discussion

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of  animal farm.by the autumn the animals were tired but happy. they had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything. it was almost half built now.how does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? a flashback to earlier events provides a pause in the pacing to slow events down.foreshadowing of events provides information as to what will happen to the windmill.the pace of the text quickens to convey the characters’ resolve to finish the windmill.the pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.

Why witchcraft often the explanation for illness

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