DIRECTIONS: Read the passage. Then, answer the question that follows. The road went west. We toiled in the dust, noticing more and more people heading down that road each day. Folks were leaving, taking their belongings and their families, and walking with hope down that road, toward a strange new land. Should we go, too? We said we were safe where we were, that it was better to stick with what we knew, but the idea secretly thrilled us.
1. What does the road most likely symbolize?

2. What theme about life does the symbolism in the story help to express?

The two essential parts of the sentence are the: a: subject n verb b: subject n noun c: adjective n verb

Imagine if going to work every day meant your life thats the reality that meat packers in this county face with some of the highest rates of injury and death of any profession i myself worked at such a facility for two years and can resport on the unsafe conditions firsthand

In the space below, write a five-paragraph, 600-800 word persuasive essay arguing whether or not your chosen speech is effective in communicating its message, based on how it uses rhetorical strategies. include a clear thesis statement identifying whether, in your view, the speaker's argument is effective, based on his or her use of rhetorical strategies. explain why or why not. give your audience a sense of closure by providing a clear conclusion. throughout the essay, be sure to: use formal, objective language for an academic audience, connect your ideas using transitions that clearly tie together your ideas, base your argument on evidence from the text of the speech, and provide a clear conclusion about the speech's effectiveness.