Which passage is narrated using a first-person point of view? Ling couldn’t believe her friends had planned a surprise party for her birthday. “I never suspected a thing!” she said with a grin.
“I have to study for three midterms,” her sister complained. “I will be so happy when summer is here!”
Feeling a bit nervous, I settled back in my seat. It was my first plane ride, and I didn’t quite know what to expect.
Since he was in charge of planning the class trip, Max decided to poll the class to determine where everyone wanted to go.

The second passage.

Explanation:

Passages written in first-person contain words such as I, we, us, etc. Looking at the second passage, you see the words I and my, which are clear representations as to why it's first person. Hope this helps!

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.