Think about a recent paper you wrote that required you to narrow your focus on a specific topic. describe the brainstorming techniques you used to decide your topic. which methods worked best? which ones did not? when you brainstorm ideas for your next essay, what would you do differently?

Explanation:The  method that worked best was how I thought of the different idea for the paper and wrote it down then eliminated the ones i didnt like as much as the main one. The ones that did not was the one where I choose a random one that popped into my head. I would get an essay organizer to help brainstorm next time on the essay.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

i don't know sorry i cannot read a novel in 30 min.

explanation:

but just in case i think the answer is b.