1I am writing on behalf of the Seasoning Department (SD) concerning the recent addition of cinnamon in the pancake mixture. 2As the SD leader, I want to commend your willingness to try new things. 3I would also, however, like to inform you that there have been several complaints regarding the new addition of cinnamon. Sentence 3 in the paragraph above is NOT a thesis because .

it makes no claims or assertions
it does not introduce a topic or present a stance
it is too short
both a and c
Sentence 3 is a thesis statement.

Expand the outline you wrote in lesson 1 about the american dream into an argumentative research essay. as in most essays, you'll need to include an introduction, body, and conclusion. you'll also need to support your claim with evidence

Match each poem with the subculture or counterculture from which it came. hip–hop counterculture feminist counterculture beat generation a. "pay attention, here's the thick of the plot/i pulled up to the corner at the end of my block/and that's when i saw this beautiful girly–girl walkin'/i picked up my car phone to perpetrate like i was talkin'" (jazzy jeff and the fresh prince) b. "for no church told me/no guru holds me/no advice/just stone/of new york" (jack kerouac) c. "you fit into me/ like a hook into an eye/a fish hook/an open eye" (margaret atwood)

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. …the leaves dead are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, (shelley's "ode to the west wind," stanza 1, lines 2-3) which of the following literary techniques are present in this excerpt? select all that apply. enjambment personification sibilance simile