Dear mayor brooks: i recently learned that our town plans to close the local swimming pool because of the need for budget cuts. this closing will be harmful to both the people who regularly use the pool and the entire community. closing the pool would hurt the community in a number of ways. young people swim at the pool every day in the summer, which gives them great exercise. furthermore, these kids are using their time constructively, rather than getting into trouble. keeping children productive the community because it keeps young people off the streets and out of trouble. i understand that the community needs to save money, but alternatives to closing the pool do exist. the town could increase membership rates at the swimming pool to make it more profitable. additionally, the town could cut spending from other programs such as the fall parade, which is one of the town's largest expenses. julia wrote a persuasive letter to her town's mayor to keep the community swimming pool open, despite the need for budget cuts. does julia's letter support her position? a) no, because it does not provide the name of the town's pool b) yes, because it reminds the mayor about the town's budget cuts c) yes, because it supports the idea that the pool improves the community d) no, because it does not give a personal example of how the pool her

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

Read the phrase. the garden of my class which is the correct way to rewrite this phrase? my class’ garden my class’s garden my classes garden my classes’ garde

Which part of the story shows how kiara and tanya's differences affect their friendship? kiara and tanya were the best of friends. when they were 10 years old, they always went everywhere together. all their friends knew that if they found one of them, they would find the other. anyone who didn't know them thought that they were twins because both kiara and tanya had long, silky red hair and pale complexions. they were even similar in height and build. they were more like sisters than friends. but as similar as they were in appearance, they were just as different when it came to their personalities. this difference didn't affect their friendship, at least not for a long time. kiara always got out and participated in activities and competitions. tanya was happiest when reading a book at home. kiara was outgoing and talkative. tanya was quiet and shy. kiara was popular, and people were drawn to her because of her ability to make quick friends. tanya hardly had any friends besides kiara. as they grew older, kiara managed to make a large group of friends. tanya, on the other hand, still remained shy and reserved. this difference in their personalities eventually caused a rift between the two friends. tanya would refuse invitations to parties and movies that kiara invited her to. she just didn't want to hang out with people she didn't know that well. kiara couldn't understand why. she thought tanya disliked her friends. eventually, kiara and tanya both realized that they had outgrown one another. they still remained friends, but they were not as close as they once had been.