“good manners and good morals are sworn friends and fast allies.” – c. a. bartol bartol’s quote reveals the preoccupation with manners as evidence of morals. some might argue that today’s youth have a poor sense of manners, and therefore poor morals. is this true? do today’s youth lack the morals of previous generations? or are they simply changing with the times? plan and write an essay in which you take and develop a position on this issue. support your position with reasoning and examples from your experience and observations. what is the first position the prompt takes on the issue? a. today’s youth are more moral than previous generations. c. today’s youth don’t have the same sense of manners as the previous generation. b. today’s youth are dishonest and therefore immoral. select the best answer from the choices provided

The first position that the prompt takes on the issue is c. Today's youth do not have the same sense of manners as the previous generation.

First of all, what this prompt is asking the students to do is to produce an argumentative essay that states their position on a debatable topic: Do today's youth have a poor sense of manners and poor morals? Moreover, the prompt has been introduced by a quote from Bartol that is closely related to the topic, but what indicates the position that the prompt takes on this issue is the question " Or are they simply changing with the times?". In that way, the author of this prompt is implying that today's youth do not have the same sense of manners as the previous generation.

queen elizabeth's purpose in the passage is;

d. to persuade the troops that she is a capable commander

"i have the heart and stomach of a king. i myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder."