Why does the argument presented below not prove the point being argued? "you should not hire leah. last week, her boyfriend drove all the way from oklahoma to illinois to see her, and after he arrived, she broke up with him. can you believe that? why couldn't she have done that over the phone or something? instead, she waited until he spent all that time and money to go see her. you shouldn't hire somebody who would treat someone else like that." a. we should not feel pity for leah. she decided to act cold and what goes around comes around. b. leah should definitely be hired because she is the best person for the job. c. leah's relationship with her boyfriend does not have anything to do with her qualifications for the job. d. leah's boyfriend must have done something really bad for her to do that to him.

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.