Read the following excerpt from a research paper on american novels and answer the question. the argument continues about which novel has the honor of being the first american novel. some award the honor to gilbert imlay's the emigrants, denying the novelistic writing that preceded it (gray 453). several novels have lost their claim to that title for one reason or another. in 1751, charlotte lennox used american scenes and characters in the life of harriot stuart, but her literary training and home were in england (shepherd 5). a book called the female american: or, the adventures of unca eliza winkfield was thought to have been written by an american and published in london in 1767. in 1775, adventures of alonso, probably by thomas atwood digges, was claimed to be by a native of maryland. the book, however, was not published in america and deals with nothing american. an indian story, the history of maria kittle, was written in 1781, but did not appear as a book until 1793 (burke 76). miss mcrae by hilliard d'auberteuil in 1784 lost its claim because it was written in french by a frenchman (sloan 8). is the author's tone toward the subject appropriate? why or why not? a. no, it is too harsh in its treatment of the subject. b. no, it is not opinionated enough for a research paper. c. yes, its neutral tone is appropriate for a research paper. d. yes, its mocking tone the reader to better understand american novels.

Read this passage: i think of you daily, my darling, especially when it’s dark and the other men in the foxhole become silent. i like to pretend that the gunfire is a fireworks display and that you are here with me to enjoy it. who is the intended audience for this passage? a. the writers girlfriend at home b. the writers fellow soldiers c. the writers mother and father d. the writers commanding officer

An expository essay instructs, provides information, or explains. in this essay, you are presenting information and explaining why you think the ideas and work of the individual you chose had an effect on european thought. but before you begin writing the essay, you need to organize the information you’ve gathered by creating an outline. directions: your taking notes sheet should have you identify and organize the information you found while doing your research. now it is time to create an outline to organize the information in the way you will present it in your essay. you may decide not to use all the information you gathered, but be sure you do not leave out anything that you believe is important to support your thesis. your essay should include an introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. each paragraph should cover one main topic and should correspond to a roman numeral (i., ii., iii.) on the outline. the main topics should cover: the person’s accomplishment and contributions, and the effect of his or her accomplishments or contributions on european thought. write a topic sentence for each paragraph of your essay. be sure it tells the reader what the section will be about and how the information relates to your thesis statement. your topic sentence for the introductory paragraph might say something like “johannes gutenberg’s invention changed the way people communicated.” a topic sentence for the second paragraph—the first main topic—might be something like "gutenberg’s printing press changed the way books were produced and the way knowledge was communicated.” decide which pieces of information you will use to support your topic sentences. (these ideas or groups of facts are called subtopics.) subtopics follow capital letters and periods (a., b., and c.) on your outline. add this information beneath your topic sentence. you can further divide subtopics into specific facts. in an outline, specific facts follow arabic numerals and periods (1. 2. 3. 4.) end your outline and essay with a concluding paragraph. write a concluding paragraph that summarizes the main ideas of your essay and restates your thesis statement in some way. write no more than four or five sentences. worth 241 points

What is one possible theme for the poem forgetfulness