Read the excerpt below from "Choose Wisely," a literary analysis of S. E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders. As you read, think about what part of an argumentative essay the excerpt represents. Some may argue that these three characters have very little opportunity to make positive choices. After all, they are poor, have unstable, toxic, or nonexistent home lives, and are belittled and discriminated against by the majority of society. In fact, at the beginning of the novel, this is Ponyboy's view. His attitude is that he and his friends are trapped in this environment with no hope of escape.

Which phrase BEST describes this passage?

Based on thoreau's transcendental beliefs, why might he have written an essay opposing the war? to explain the individual's responsibilities within a corrupt society to begin his own political career to call attention to the ways in which the government was essentially good to express his lack of interest in societal issues

Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of romeo and juliet. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: 15 therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. friar laurence is motivated to offer this warning because he knows that something bad will certainly happen to the lovers. feels that romeo is acting foolishly and should not get married. enjoys giving advice because he is wise and can others. wants to caution romeo about the consequences of his actions.

In what ways do “the lamb” and “the tyger” represent opposite sides of human existence? a. “the lamb” urges passive control, while “the tyger” glorifies man’s dominance over nature. b. “the lamb” urges meek acceptance, while “the tyger” glorifies nature and power. c. “the lamb” urges childlike faith, while “the tyger” glorifies man’s experience.