Refer to the Newsela article “Should We Abolish the Electoral College?” The author of the CON argument states that in a majority-wins election, candidates would spend more time in the most populated states and cities and rarely travel to rural areas.

Which statement best explains how the author of the PRO argument interprets this idea?

The legislative branch protects smaller states equally, so a presidential candidate's focus does not matter.

The electoral system encourages candidates to concentrate their efforts on states with many electoral votes.

The electoral system produces a situation where most political power is given to the minority.

The legislative branch is already designed to encourage candidates to spread their efforts over many states.

In a short paragraph of at least two hundred words, compare and contrast how miguel de cervantes’s use of figurative language differs from language use by ha jin. use at least two examples of textual evidence to support your answer.

How does the narrator describe her parents treatment of nnamabia following his various crimes and wrongdoings

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