Review the excerpt from Lord of the Flies.

What does this excerpt reveal?

Ralph recognizes that Piggy is more capable of leading the

group than he is.

Ralph moved impatiently. The trouble was, if you

were a chief you had to think you had to be wise.

And then the occasion slipped by so that you had

to grab at a decision. This made you think,

because thought was a valuable thing, that got

results.

Ralph cannot be a good leader because he fails to recognize

Piggy's weaknesses.

Only, decided Ralph as he faced the chief's seat,

can't think. Not like Piggy

Leadership skills develop with time, and Ralph is growing as

a person and a leader.

Ralph is jealous of Piggy, and he is turning on his friend.

Once more that evening Ralph had to adjust his

values. Piggy could think.

In a debate focused specifically on the topic of whether new laws are needed to prevent distracted driving, the following argument is made. which type of special appeal does it demonstrate? “my opponent is correct—distracted driving is very dangerous. many activities—texting, talking on the phone, looking at maps, eating breakfast—all of these contribute to accidents. yes, we have statistics to support that. however, my opponent is totally ignoring the role that improper and inconsistent maintenance of your vehicle can also have in causing accidents! ” a. false analogy b. red herring c. bandwagon d. fallacy of argument from ignorance

Excerpt from saving the thrift store: a dramalee washington2rosa: eddie, i don’t recognize the shirt you’re wearing. when did you get it? 3louis: it doesn’t look as disheveled as the soccer shirts you wear all the time.4eddie: well, i’m not going to tiptoe through the soccer field to keep my clothes neat. (louis playfully aims a soccer ball at eddie. rosa deflects it.)5rosa: what i was trying to say is that the shirt looks really good. (louis wanders over to the morning newspaper that is still sitting on the front lawn. he leafs through it while eddie and rosa talk.) in line 5, which point is rosa making when she says eddie’s shirt looks good? a) the store must have new merchandise. b) rosa is jealous of eddie’s new shirt. c) eddie must have done his own laundry. d) eddie often wears old, tattered shirts.

20 pts + brainliest for a answer the structure of a written work—the way a work is built using sentences, paragraphs, chapters, or sections­—can an author develop and communicate ideas to the reader. how does the structure of paragraph 1 develop the ideas in roosevelt's first inaugural address? select each correct answer. by beginning with concrete examples and moving on to abstract ideas, the author readers understand the major points. by beginning the paragraph with references to himself and the audience, the author makes his ideas more approachable. by moving swiftly from topic to topic, the author emphasizes the importance of the nation's problems. by summing up the points that he will raise, the author creates a preview of the later paragraphs in the speech. by mixing shorter sentences among the long sentences, the author makes his ideas flow more smoothly and understandably.