Write a 2-3 sentence summary for the following passage: “the unsung heroes of soccer” by marilyn g. salerno taken from: faces, may/ june 2014 it's the semifinal game of the world cup and the game is tied. both teams want a spot in the finals. the players are running at full speed and the fans are screaming for a goal. the ball is kicked downfield. as the players challenge each other for the ball, a player is tripped! the referee blows the whistle and stops the game. will a penalty kick be awarded? the pressure is on the referee to make the right call. will the referee do it? soccer teams coming to the world cup train hard to be the best in the world. so do the referees. fifa, the international federation of football association, translated from french, which trains and licenses the soccer referees, is a crucial part of the world cup tournament.

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.

learning how to embrace the effects of colonialism is one of the central ideas of the play.

a personal narrative essay is about a personal experience, so it is usually written in the first person. to maximize its impact, the essay should: be written to have an emotional impact on the reader. include a lot of references to sensory perceptions and hope i