Which step should happen after a speaker has outlined her speech?

a. practice giving the speech.
b. decide on a claim to guide the speech.
c. research evidence for the speech.
d. identify evidence that supports the theme.

What is the function of an economic system?

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before