Read this passage from "The Obligation to Endure": When the public protests, confronted with some obvious evidence of damaging results of pesticide applications, it is fed little tranquilizing pills of half truth. How does this figurative language appeal to Carson's audience in this passage? a. Carson's use of personification increases the urgency of her writing, highlighting the importance of this issue.
b. Carson's metaphor highlights her creativity, showing her readers that she is a fun person to be around.
c. Carson's use of metaphor appeals to her readers' sense of justice and fairness.
d. Carson's use of personification appeals to her readers' sense of ethics and credibility.

In the five stanzas of this poem. the speaker observes and participates in five american scenes. describe the scene in each stanza. what emotion does each scene evoke?

In the story “seventh grade,” victor’s and michael’s hopes and expectations about girls often cause them to .

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim