Read the excerpt from president ronald reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election. and many americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled and sometimes even oppressed by government that has grown too large, too bureaucratic, too wasteful, too unresponsive, too uncaring about people and their problems. which statement best describes the rhetorical technique used in this excerpt? he appeals to logos by referring to two hundred years ago. he uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too. he appeals to ethos by showing he cares about americans. he employs understatement by saying that "many" feel burdened.

Analyzing relationships how was the scientist work similar to the work of the keene high school students you read about in this section

How does loma cervantes celebrate her culture in “freeway 280”? ?

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”