Read the following argumentative essay conclusion and then answer the question. Requiring high school students to complete community service before graduating would greatly benefit our students and our communities. Many teenagers graduate from high school and begin college with little to no exposure to people outside their families and schools. Getting out there and helping the community will enhance teenagers’ independence and ability to work in a team setting. It would be a great way to instill in our youth the knowledge of how good it feels to help others. Visit our Web site for more information on how you can support this grass roots movement to require community service before high school graduation.

What is one of the claims in this argument?

What might influence people’s perspectives? check all that apply. their field of study their community their family background their individual interests their personal experiences their socioeconomic background

What object do the men think of as a trifle?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?