Which sentence is an example of an oxymoron?
a.
the cat purred and stretched its limbs as far as the four corners of the room.
b.
there was a swoosh then a plop when the pot of soup fell on the kitchen floor.
c.
there was a roaring silence outside after the storm swept through the town.
d.
the baby's cries pierced through the walls of the house and woke everyone up.

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

How do sotomayor's descriptions of her family most likelyaffect readers?

Write a review of the first part of american born chinese that explains your opinion on the effectiveness of two different plot elements