From Life Without Principle by Henry David Thoreau What is the rhetorical purpose for the first three sentences of paragraph 10?
A. to anticipate and address an opposing argument
B. to establish the ethical argument against a community focused on monetary gain
c. to refute the argument raised in paragraph 3
D. to support the argument presented in paragraph 8
E to emphasize the speaker's commitment to the main argument

The unique structure of the opening lines of bart edelman’s poem “they shot wook kim” is meant to convey what main idea? select all that apply.

Skill check questions rearrange the paragraphs below into the correct sequence. that's because engineers on the ultraclean project have invented a self-cleaning, antibacterial metal surface that repels water with an intricate layer of laser-engraved valleys. when it rains, the lotus does not become damp; the water simply trickles off in fat droplets, taking any bugs and dirt with it. the drudgery may not be around much longer, however, if a team of italian scientists has anything to do with it “it's simply an amazing plant,” concluded professor luca romoli, leader of the project, “and we've succeeded in mimicking it. magnifico! ” few tasks in life hold less joy than scrubbing the ghost of somebody else’s porridge from a saucepan. the starting point for the research was the leaves of the lotus flower.

Explain the process of conflict resolution in the plot line of the story