Prompt This is a writing assignment. Write complete thoughts using correct grammar and punctuation. Take a few minutes to review the material you have read and jot down some notes. Most students should be able to write for 10-15 minutes to complete this task. Then, review your writing and submit.

Reflect on the texts you have read so far. Imagine waiting for a delayed train (plane/bus) and meeting a student from another country who is interested to know all about what you have learned in your English class. Write about your impressions, connections, ability to relate (or not), to each of the texts you have read, as if you were telling this interested student.

showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

answer: 1 goes to 3

2 goes to 4

3 goes to 2

4 goes to 1

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answer: the gettysburg address is a speech delivered by abraham lincoln at the november 19, 1863, dedication of soldier’s national cemetery, a cemetery for union soldiers killed at the battle of gettysburg during the american civil war.

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