Read the following sentence from the article The mob's storming of Congress prompted bipartisan outrage, as lawmakers accused Trump of
fomenting the violence with his relentless falsehoods about election fraud.
What does the verb "fomenting convey in the sentence?
(A) the idea that the mob was encouraged by false statements
(B) the idea that the claims about election fraud were new
(C)
the idea that many lawmakers are angry about the storming of Congress
(D) the idea that the Capitol violence came about swiftly with little provoking
.

a

Explanation:

Fomenting means to instigate or stir up, so Trump's encouragement fometed the violence

I don't know why politics and certain opinions are being forced on you in what is presumably English class, but the answer would be A, the idea that the mob was encouraged by false statements.

Explanation:

This is because it is widely believed that Trump encouraged the mob, with supposedly false statements, and that is what this sentence is conveying, with the use of the word "fomenting", which means to 'instigate or stir up'

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.