20 pts Read the following.

“Eight dollars a week or a million dollars a year—how different are they?” (paragraph 7)

How does the phrase from Passage 2 illustrate the overall meaning of the text?

a) It stresses the lengths some people will go to achieve wealth.

b) It reinforces the idea that money cannot buy love and happiness.

c) It emphasizes the foolishness of Jim and Della's gifts for each other.

d) It highlights the differences between the lives of rich and poor people.

Agood persuasive essay topic cannot be a. a fact b. debatable c. something somebody else has already written about

Read the sentence. bose ikard, a former slave, managed one of the largest thriving ranches in texas. which is the verb of the sentence? managed thriving a former slave bose ikard

Write a literary analysis essay about an intercalary chapter of the grapes of wrath. your essay should examine how the structure and language support the overall purpose, and it should include specific examples from the text to support your claim. your essay should include the following elements: • a claim that takes a clear stand on the author's purpose, supported by main points • evidence from the text that supports your claim and main points • commentary that the reader understand how your evidence should be interpreted • an introduction, body and conclusion that organize the content of your essay