review the transcript from the vince and larry seatbelt public service announcement:
sound of car accelerating, then a crash
vince: gee, to these airbags here, this job is now a piece o' cake, lar.
larry: but, vince.
sound of machinery pounding
vince: i'll tell you something, partner. i just might stick around a few more years.
larry: but, vince.
vince: no more dashboard du jour or vince under glass. eh?
larry: but, vince! look out!
vince and larry go flying through the air
larry and vince: a
sound of both dummies crashing against the wall
larry: even with air bags, vince. you still gotta remember to buckle your safety belt.
vince: now you tell me!
which best evaluates how the persuasive media conveys its meaning?
(a) it cites statistics to show how often people forget to wear their seat belts.
(b) it uses clever dialogue to show that you can never be too safe.
(c) it uses a comparison between airbags and seat belts.
(d) it uses two crash test dummies to show that humans are more intelligent.

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the first martian exits the spacecraft.a sudden chill came over me. there was a loud shriek from a woman behind. i half turned, keeping my eyes fixed upon the cylinder still, from which other tentacles were now projecting, and began pushing my way back from the edge of the pit. i saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me. i looked again at the cylinder, and ungovernable terror gripped me. i stood petrified and staring.what option accurately analyzes the impact of the narrator's thoughts and actions on the tone of the excerpt? the war of the worldsa disdainful tone is created as the narrator ponders the ugliness of the tentacles and turns to the shrieking woman.a melancholy tone is created by the narrator's thoughts of fear and refusal to avert his eyes.a tone of determination is created when the narrator thinks of escape and backs away from the edge of the pit.a fearful tone is created through the narrator's thoughts of horror and his glance at the cylinder.

Choose all the titles of the books from this works cited list. english report: a powerful poet