There was a bookstore uptown on gay street
which i visited and inhaled that wonderful odor
of new books
even today i read hardcover as a preference and paperback only
as a last resort

the implicit details in this excerpt show that the speaker
a. is puzzled by the unusual scent of new books.

b. still believes that the uptown bookstore is the best.

c. is sad that the uptown bookstore no longer exists.

d. still has a deep love of books and reading as an adult.

Thesis - the cost of a death sentence far outweighs the costs associated with sentencing a convicted criminal to life in prison. which evidence best supports the thesis above xo a. the advent of the death penalty can be traced back to hammurabi's famous set of laws. ✓o b. the state of texas spent almost $1.2 million on the execution of leonard hughes. o c. seventeen states, including washington, currently have criminals awaiting execution o d. many people believe that the death penalty should be abolished for various reasons,