Read the first two paragraphs of an essay. which sentence most clearly shows that this is a persuasive essay?

climate change is a real and present danger to earth. it can cause permanent damage to our planet. we must create and promote a recycling policy to reduce the harmful effects of climate change. recycling is an easy habit to take on, and it can us stop changes in our climate. several scientific studies have shown that climate change is happening because of the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the air. these studies have also shown that the higher levels of carbon dioxide are partly the result of the decreasing forests. the trees in forests absorb carbon monoxide in the air. but forests are being chopped down to make paper products. to decrease the loss of forest areas and carbon dioxide levels, we should recycle paper products.

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.

How is the word laud and welcome different