What purpose do the historical anecdotes serve in james baldwin's "for want of a horseshoe nail" and robert e. lee's "letter to his son"?
a. they serve as attention-grabbing hooks.
b. they serve as emotional appeals.
c. they answer common questions that readers have.
d. they illustrate each piece's main idea

Me ! it's e2020! review the line from karin slaughter's npr interview."and with each page, that's what i try to do- is say something different about the character, something different in the reactions when they find these horrible things that are happening, or they figure out a piece of the puzzle."how does this view contract with lee child's central idea in "a simple way to create suspense"? a • child feels that the characters are not important to the plot. slaughter feels characters are central. b • child feels that characters must be unattractive and uninteresting. slaughter feels they must have reactions. c • slaughter builds suspense through her characters. child builds suspense by delaying answers. d • slaughter builds suspense by writing puzzles. child builds suspense by telling anecdotes.

The essay sea stars by barbara hurd. what point is the author making by comparing a sea star missing an arm to a human losing a limb?

What is the best strategy for responding to counter-arguments in your persuasive research essay ?