Read the following paragraph and answer the question below.
few could have predicted that ravenna, italy, which began as a small roman country town, isolated amidst
swamps and marshes and far from the sea, would become in its prime larger and more splendid than rome
itself. in its early days, ravenna saw caesar crossing the nearby rubicon on his way to founding the world's
greatest empire. in maturity, ravenna was the center of a three-way struggle between rome, constantinople,
and the northern gothic kingdoms for portions of the empire. in her declining years, ravenna witnessed
charlemagne entering as a conqueror, giotto painting murals, and dante writing the divine comedy
select the inference suggested by the facts of this paragraph.
ravenna, italy, is a cultural and political center
ravenna, italy, has become a less important cultural and political center than it was in the past
ravenna's swampy location led to its decline.

Agood persuasive essay topic cannot be a. a fact b. debatable c. something somebody else has already written about

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

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