Both of the passages, "real summer" and "cheating in america," are persuasive in nature. which sentence below from one of the passages could you cite as evidence for the passage being persuasive? a) "finding solutions to this problem is difficult." b) "it’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! " c) "students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 1/2 months." d) "schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule."

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

In at least 150 words, describe the tone of patrick henry’s virginia convention speech, including the rhetorical devices he uses to achieve this. use evidence from the text to support your answer.

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contain flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story.