“it takes millions of barrels of oil to make the 100 billion plastic bags that americans use every year. about 2 percent of those bags are recycled the rest are still with us, and will be long after we die, since they do not rot. the passage above uses to make a point. a. opinion c. offensive language b. statistics d. pictures

Write two sentences that incorporate 'imagery' (all of your senses) to describe a place that you like to visit.

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.

How historical events such as the civil war influenced the american literature