An essay or article is which type of nonfiction? expository reflective narrative persuasive

expository

Explanation:

Most of the nonfiction essays are presented as expository texts, since the purpose of this type of text is to show and expose a certain theme, as well as to argue about it, making the reader understand that text based on what the subject he is addresses really is.

However, an essay can often become a persuasive text when trying to convince readers about something.

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".