Read the following scenario and answer the question below. sarah is a local politician running for a seat on the city council. she is preparing a speech she will give tomorrow to a group consisting of senior citizens and members of the pta (parents teachers association). she is hoping her speech will increase support for her campaign. if the purpose of sara's speech is to increase support for her campaign, which of the following options best summarizes her controlling idea (or argument)? a. you should vote for me. b. you should support me financially. c. you should not waste your time voting. d. you should not support anyone but me.

Which lines from the speech best supports this topic sentence? and as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. we cannot turn back. there are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "when will you be satisfied? " and they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. we cannot walk alone. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania.

What is the rhyme scheme in this excerpt from longfellow's, "the tide rises, the tide falls? " (10 points) the tide rises, the tide falls, the twilight darkens, the curlew calls; along the sea-sands damp and brown the traveler hastens toward the town, and the tide rises, the tide falls.

Which two lines in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich together use symbolism to indicate that death is approaching?