Read the claim and reason. The US government should pass legislation to alleviate the challenges of student-loan debt faced by millions of Americans. Most young adults who are leaving college with a bachelor’s degree are entering the workforce with extensive student loans to pay off. Read the counterclaim and reason. Student-loan debt is not a problem the government needs to address further. More than half of young adults already receive assistance with repayment of student loans. How should the rebuttal best address the counterclaim? The rebuttal should restate the idea that young adults receive assistance to pay off their loans, then provide evidence showing exactly how much assistance they receive. The rebuttal should address the idea that the government doesn't need to deal with student loan debt, using reasoning to explain the counterclaim’s limitations. The rebuttal should find and state a balance between the claim and the counterclaim, using additional evidence to support both sides. The rebuttal should contradict the counterclaim by dismissing its effectiveness, then address the flaws in the reason by using a call to action.

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Which counter claim is most effective against this claim? rob's essay includes

Me in a short paragraph of at least 200 words, compare and contrast how miguel de cervantes’s use of figurative language differs from language use by ha jin. use at least two examples of textual evidence to support your answer.