In his 2011 state of the union address, president barack obama said: "to attract new businesses to our shores, we need the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information—from high-speed rail to high-speed internet. our infrastructure used to be the best, but our lead has slipped. the jobs created by the transcontinental railroad & the interstate highway system didn't just come from laying down track or pavement. they came from businesses that opened near a town's new train station or the new off-ramp. we've begun rebuilding for the 21st century. and tonight, i'm proposing that we redouble those efforts. we'll put more americans to work repairing crumbling roads and bridges. within 25 years, our goal is to give 80% of americans access to high-speed rail. within the next five years, we'll make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high-speed wireless coverage to 98% of all americans. this isn't just about faster internet or fewer dropped calls. it's about connecting every part of america to the digital age." analyze the types of appeal used in president obama's statement. use your findings and examples from the text to explain whether this is an argument or persuasion. answer in a minimum of three complete sentences.

Select the correct answer which sentence from nathaniel hawthorne's short story "dr. heidegger's experiments success that dr heklegger's character represents wisdom and a. b. 6. "my poor sylvia's roser ejaculated dr heidegger, holding it in the light of the sunset clouds. " appears to be facing again "i love it as well thus, as in its dewy freshness otserved ne, pressing the withered rose to his withered lipe "yes, friends, ye are old again." said dr heidegger, "and for the water of youth is alt lavished on the ground "if the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, i would not stoop to bathe my tips in it, no, though its deficium were for years instead of moments d. reset next

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?