1. PART A: Which statement best expresses a main theme of the text? (RL2) * 1 point People are motivated by their own fears and selfish desires. True love is worth great sacrifice and can survive even death. Being overcome by beauty has the ability to change a person’s path in life. People are incapable of escaping the finality of death.

How do details form the excerpts support the purpose of advocating for children from central america?

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Geoffrey is writing a paper investigating friendly-fire incidents in recent us military actions. which paragraph topic would be relevant to his paper and would therefore merit inclusion in his final draft? a) a paragraph criticizing us military actions in the viet nam war b) a paragraph discussing how friendly-fire incidents are investigated c) a paragraph describing what basic boot camp is like for a new army enlistee eliminate d) a paragraph discussing how hard an extended military service can be on a family