Read this excerpt from a speech: killer bees began spreading in brazil. brazil couldn't stop them. the bees made their way to central america. the countries of central america couldn't stop them. then the pests invaded mexico. mexico couldn't stop them. killer bees have now made inroads into texas, arizona, and new mexico. so the question is: can we stop them? which statement best describes the purpose of using repetition in the excerpt? a. the use of repetition forces the audience to decide how seriously they should take the problem. b. the use of repetition shows how fast the spread of killer bees has been since they first became a problem. c. the use of repetition emphasizes the pattern of killer bee migration and how unstoppable the bees are. d. the use of repetition connects one idea to another so the audience can understand the speaker's point.

How does this quotation add credibility to freedman'sstatement that the immigrant voyages were not pleasant? read edward corsi's quotation from the book immigrantkids by russell freedman.edward corsi, who later became united statescommissioner of immigration, was a ten-year-old italianimmigrant when he sailed into new york harbor in 1907: the officers of the ship went striding up and downthe decks shouting orders and directions and drivingthe immigrants before them. scowling and gesturing,they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding usinto separate groups as though we were animals. afew moments later we came to our dock, and thelong journey was over.o it is from an actual immigrant who experienced roughtreatment by the ship's workers.it is from an actual sailor who herded the immigrants likeanimals on the decks.it is from an actual writer who wrote about a fictionalfamily immigrating to the united states.it is from an actual historian who studied the immigrationexperience at ellis island.