"The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed
up as though upon an anchored balloon. They were both in
white and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if
they had just been blown back in after a short flight around
the house."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
In the passage, what suggests that the women in this scene are not s[eady?
A. The color white
B. The size of the couch
C. The fact that there are two of them
D. The imagery of weightlessness

Fill in the blanks : -1)she " you are a murderer! ".2)" come back, simon", he and in tears.

Which is the best strategy for responding to counter-arguments in your persuasive research essay? a. avoid addressing opinions that point out flaws in your thesis. b. use language that will appeal to the emotions of your audience. c. respond to reasonable outlooks instead of weak ones. d. ignore any evidence that does not support your own thesis

Thesis - the cost of a death sentence far outweighs the costs associated with sentencing a convicted criminal to life in prison. which evidence best supports the thesis above xo a. the advent of the death penalty can be traced back to hammurabi's famous set of laws. ✓o b. the state of texas spent almost $1.2 million on the execution of leonard hughes. o c. seventeen states, including washington, currently have criminals awaiting execution o d. many people believe that the death penalty should be abolished for various reasons,