Excerpt from No Cons, All Pros for Reality Shows
Dontavious Tindell
1. Getting the Phone Call:
When I finally got the phone call from the producers of the reality TV show "The Coolest Kid in School' telling me I had been
accepted as a part of the show's final cast, you'd think that my mom would've been happy about it-even proud. I'd shown more
initiative in applying for the show than I'd ever shown in trying to improve my grade point average: I'd made an awesome
audition tape, filled out a huge 15 page application (including four Essays!), and done five different stressful interviews before a
panel of producers in order to make the final cut.
The following is the script of a television commercial advertising for applicants to the upcoming reality show, The Coolest Kid in
School
Are you the Big Man (or Woman) on Campus? Are you the envy of everyone at your school? Were you the Prom King or Prom Queer
Think you have what it takes to be the most popular among the most popular? Then apply to be on this network's new reality show
The Coolest Kid in School
Which would be the BEST concluding line of this script?
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Why don't you sign up for the TV show today?
You'll never regret filling out an application!
Now that you ve dominated your school, try dominating ours!

kennedy creates personal credibility by saying he is more than fit to lead. he talks about the sixty day period that he constructed administration, and says based on that he will be an acceptable leader.

jfk has a great reputation as an american citizen. he fought in wwii, and earned the navy and marine corps medal. he saved several men on his pt-109 patrol torpedo boat after an attack by the japanese navy. he also served in congress for the 11th congressional district for massachusetts, and served three terms in the house of representatives.

explanation:

is that the whole question?

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.