Read the thesis from a student's rhetorical analysis essay.
Which type of thesis statement is the student using?
Johnson makes an effective case for the national
space program by using powerful emotional appeals
and testimonials
an arguable, closed thesis statement
an inarguable, closed thesis statement
an arguable, open thesis statement
an inarguable, open thesis statement

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.

Discussing the tom robinson case with uncle jack, atticus refers to “maycomb’s usual disease.” what does he mean? why doesn’t he suffer from it?

Which words in the sentence are direct objects? choose all answers that are correct. we took the first exit and then the back road. a. exit b. road c. back d. took