Which best describes the author's purpose in "Walter P. Reuther Stands Up"?

to entertain

to criticize

to inform

to persuade

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England. These [the miracle plays] go out of favor when the privy council decrees that they are too close to Catholicism and should stop. Those at York cease in 1569.

Check the characteristics of expository writing that may be found in a biography. relies on facts telegraphic style incorporates legends as part of life relies on dates, times, places, to explain events explains "how-to" objective

A figure of speech that is a technique using a word to imitate sound is called

Who is the president of the Philippines

In "The Story of an Hour," Mrs. Mallard retires to her room alone because A. She is angry at Louise and wants to be by herself. B. She just learned that her husband has died. C. She is considering a divorce because her husband treats her badly. D.

How do authors of autobiographies and memoirs make incidents come to life? A. by citing sources B. by listing dates in order C. by showing rather than telling D. by using transitional words

She was racing in a wheelchair race what is the main verb

Compared with central route persuasion, peripheral route persuasion tends to a) occur more rapidly. b) involve a greater number of logical arguments. c) be more likely to influence behavior. d) be more durable.

Using your Roots and Affixes chart, create a word that means "the study of solar heat" from the word parts on the chart.

How is the dialogue in Endgame different from typical dramatic dialogue? A. It does not use iambic pentameter. B. It contains an unusually large number of pauses. C. It uses more offensive language. D. It is made up entirely of soliloquies.