Where does this selection belong in the writing process? introduction i. hook: you see them everywhere you look, sometimes out playing or other times in a house. ii. topic sentence: three areas of information about cats. a. cats are very intelligent animals. b. cats give off tail signals. c. cats are territorial animals. a. brainstorming b. publishing c. reviewing d. outlining e. proofreading

I'm kind of confused as to what you're asking, but this looks like an outline to me. It's easier to see if you lay it out like this:

Introduction

I. Hook: You see them everywhere you look, sometimes out playing or other times in a house.

II. Topic sentence: three areas of information about cats.

           A. Cats are very intelligent animals.

           B. Cats give off tail signals.

           C. Cats are territorial animals.

See? It seems like a plan for an essay, so the correct answer would be D. outlining.

The selection provided belongs to the process of (D) outlining.

Explanation: The process of outlining follows the brainstorming process and it consists in elaborating a guide in order to organize the information that will be included in each of the sections of a piece of writing. When writing an outline, the author puts numbers and/or letters before each of the elements of these sections, which include summarized information. The selection provided shows the way in which the author pretends to organize the introduction of his piece of writing. Morever, he includes numbers before the elements of the introduction (hook and topic sentence) and letters before the main ideas.

why does the crew join ahab's quest without hesitation?

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.