Revising an essay primarily involves. a. adding, eliminating, or reorganizing key elements b. narrowing the topic c. devoting more time to planning d. correcting surface errors

A. Adding, eliminating, or reorganizing key elements.

Explanation:

When you revise an essay, you need to examine every aspect of the essay and remove, alter or add the elements that are necessary to improve your writing. This step usually takes place after you have already written a draft of your essay, and you have a very clear idea of what your final product must look like. When revising, keep in mind what the text will look like to the reader, and try to make the text as readable and accessible as possible.

the answer is decimated

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel