In a recent speech to the members of his labor union, gabriel started his introduction on a humorous note by telling a story about a conversation he had with a man at a bus stop earlier that week. after telling the story, gabriel proceeded to explain how the conversation was related to the union's recent disputes with the management of several companies. gabriel's story was an instance of using a(n) to support a point in a speech.

Martha entered into a contract with terry, an art dealer. according to the contract, terry was to supply 18 th century artifacts to martha for the play she was directing, and martha was ready to pay $50,000 for this. another director needed the same artifacts and was ready to pay $60,000. terry decided not to sell the artifacts to martha. in this case, the court may order terry to:

How did the mountains on the oregon trail influence the timing of pioneers’ travels? a.) the pioneers wanted to avoid times when there was snow in the mountains. the pioneers wanted to spend as much time as possible enjoying the mountain scenery. b.) the pioneers crossed the mountains in late fall when the trees were bare and the views were good. c.) the pioneers were rugged people who were not impacted by the terrain they crossed at any time.

The patriot act made it easier for law enforcement agencies to conduct surveillance under certain circumstances true or false