What is the purpose of an essay?

A. To present facts

B. To relate a story

C. To tell history

D. To explore an idea

What did christianity hace to offer ancient people?

What effect did spending time with the lotus-eaters have on Odysseus men

Read the excerpt from Dwayne's letter to his principal about the school's uniform policy. I believe that high school students have the ability to follow a dress code; therefore, making us wear uniforms is ridiculous.

How would you show this topic rather than tell your reader about it?

Which sentence contains correct parallel structure? Jenny likes to raft, hang gliding, and to ride horses. Jenny likes rafting, hang gliding, and riding horses. Jenny likes to raft, hang gliding, and riding horses.

On pages 127-128, What gift did Mrs. Davidson give to Joey? Why didn't she like it? This gift that she received symbolizes "being different" - how can you explain this symbolism?

What does McCarthy seem to be suggesting in the final paragraph in his speech? In 'Enemies from within' speech.

Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." So that thus it is, that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it;

Revision involves A. Checking for correct capitalization B. Being consistent with paragraph indentation C. Clarifying purpose and meaning D. Checking for repeated words and confused words

The audience for this letter is a school administrator. If the audience changed to the students themselves, how would the tone change? It would be more formal. It would be less sarcastic. It would be less formal. It would remain the same.