Which excerpt from "Career Planning for High Schoolers" best shows that the author’s purpose is to inform the reader? “I’ve always had a pretty clear idea of what I want to do,” says Megan Lovely, a high school senior who hopes to become a director someday.
“All your life you’ve been asked what you want to do when you grow up,” says Steve Schneider . . .
About two-thirds of high school graduates from the class of 2013 enrolled in college that fall, according to BLS . . .
Everyone’s career path is different, and there is no “right” way to start a career.

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

What do we call a two-syllable metrical foot that consists of one unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable? a. anapest b.dactyl c.iamb d.elision

Which of the following is most likely to influence the plot of a story