Read the following poem, then answer the question that follows:

our family road trip is far from perfection.
we've traveled for days in every direction.
we are driving in circles and lost in the dark.
it seems mom and dad are no "lewis and clark! "

this poem features a historical allusion to lewis and clark. why does the author feel his parents are not like the real life duo?

lewis and clark always got along well with each other.
lewis and clark expertly navigated their expedition.
lewis and clark traveled for years rather than days.
lewis and clark traveled by foot or horse and not by car.

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

Identify and evaluate the specific strategies used to persuade the audience in gettysburg address