What is the purpose of the introduction in a political speech?

a. to restate the main idea by summarizing the supporting details

b. to provide the details and arguments that support the main idea

c. to grab the attention of listeners and introduce them to the main idea

d. to list all of the characters in the speech

Read the excerpt from heart of a samurai. the water was so clear, he could see straight to the bottom. a snail was making a path like a shiny ribbon slowly unfurling on the sand. what does the author use the most precise words to describe in the excerpt? the water’s movement the water the snail the snail’s path

Reading a stream of consciousness narrative is like reading a journal that is unedited and unorganized. reading a book that is based on facts. reading something that is clear and easy to understand.

Which of the narrator's statements in "the yellow wallpaper" suggests that she does not think women are too frail to be intellectual? a. i verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick! b. of course i didn't do a thing. jennie sees to everything now. c. i don't feel as if it was worth while to turn my hand over for anything, and i'm getting dreadfully fretful and querulous. d. so i walk a little in the garden or down that lovely lane, sit on the porch under the roses, and lie down up here a good deal.