Read the counterclaim from an argumentative essay.

opponents claim that teachers should not get tenure because it encourages them to be lazy rather than encouraging them to excel.

now, read the rebuttal.

but i disagree. when i did an informal poll of students at my school, we all agreed that there are some really great teachers.

the writer can improve the rebuttal by revising it to

a) include a new claim.
b) note a flaw in the reasoning.
c) state the writer’s viewpoint.
d) restate the essay’s topic

What does the machinery in the hospital represent to the army major in the story? support your answer with textual evidence.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

Choose the option that includes the main claim in “the american promise”