Read the passage. Mr. Clark put out his hand.
"I am glad you told me this, Thornton," he said quietly, "and I believe you. See, here is a sheet of paper; it is scrawled over with letters and
figures of every sort. Turn it over.
Wonderingly the man obeyed. Nothing was written on the other side. It was a blank page.
"You see there is nothing on that side," went on Donald's father. "We can there write what we will. Turn your own page the same way. [...]
Will you take the position as manager of Crescent Ranch?
Thornton was aghast.
(from The Story of Wool by Sara Ware Bassett)
Based on the passage, how does the reader know that Thornton has a troubled past?
O 1. The author directly states that Thornton has done bad things in his life.
2. Another character tells about Thornton's past mistakes and problems.
0 3
Thornton himself talks about the shameful things that he has done.
4. The symbolic act of turning a blank page alludes to Thornton's past.

Abroad thesis statement encourages your readers to learn something new. 1) true 2) false

Read the lines from "she walks in beauty." the smiles that win, the tints that glow, but tell of days in goodness spent, a mind at peace with all below, a heart whose love is innocent! which of wordsworth's beliefs about poetry is illustrated in these lines by byron? a. poetry should present the ordinary in unusual ways. b. poetry should include fantastical, dreamlike settings. c. poetry should revolve around feelings and emotions. d. poetry should focus heavily on everyday situations.

Will give if correct read the passage first of all, if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that [it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest, but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norgay gazed down upon the world from its summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.