Which sentence best describes the author's purpose? Convince readers that they should sail around the world
Convince readers that they should sail around the world

Invite readers to form their opinions if Laura Decker should have sailed the world
Invite readers to form their opinions if Laura Decker should have sailed the world

Inform readers about the dangers and benefits of teenagers sailing the world
Inform readers about the dangers and benefits of teenagers sailing the world

Influence readers the sailing is too dangerous
Influence readers the sailing is too dangerous

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

Define the following word using the meaning of the suffix. use your dictionary if you are uncertain of the definition. argument a. full of disagreement b. act of disagreement c. state of disagreement d. quality of disagreement

Which section of the passage illustrates mrs. dalloway's feelings of emptiness caused by her social identity