English IV 1 Part A
How does the quotation from Thompson in paragraph 5 of Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in
Pennsylvania contribute to the persuasiveness of the passage?
It emphasizes the pleasure to be gained from educating youth.
It asserts the need to educate youth on a broad range of subjects.
It suggests that the education of youth is a civic duty.
It argues that education should begin in early childhood.

Read the excerpt from "broken chain." alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. he liked the way prince looked—and the bass player from los lobos. alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a v in the back and streaked purple. but he knew his mother wouldn’t go for it. and his father, who was puro mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him "sissy.” what details from the passage would best support a paragraph about conflict between characters?

Sally rises every morning at 6: 30 am. after deep-breathing exercises, she dresses in sweats and sport shoes for a morning jog over the same paths in lakewood park. on average, her jog takes 23 minutes. the rest of her day also follows a formula. dinner is at 6: 30. at 7: 00, she turns on the tv to watch the national news. and so it goes. some say sally is a boring person. sally declares she is not at all boring, just well organized. the paragraph is organized by a. showing cause and effect. b. comparison. c. time. d. importance.

The point of view that london uses in white fang the reader understand the perspectives