18. The purpose of this essay is to persuade. Which sentence best reflects this purpose? (1 point) O“Yesterday, I went on the Internet to check my e-mails.”
O“I turned on the TV to a toothpaste commercial, switched channels to a car commercial, switched again to a
preview of an upcoming show, and finally turned the power off.”
"They waste people's time, and they waste precious resources."
O“I understand that advertising is a form of speech that is protected by the Constitution.”

In a raisin in the sun what does ruth tell walter: a. she’s not mad at him for going out drinking. b. he should invest in the liquor store. c. things between them are worse than she realized. d. he should be nicer to george

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

My friends asked me, “are you not coming for the party? "change into passive voice