Which of the following best describes the condition of your thesis statement at the end of prewriting? A) you should have 3 or 4 possible thesis statements ready by the time you’ve finished prewriting
B) you should have a good idea of what your thesis statement will be but you can and should adjust it as you go along
C) you don’t need to worry about a thesis statement at the prewriting stage that will come during the drafting stage
D) your thesis statement should be set in stone and you shouldn’t change it for the rest of the writing process

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

"endangered dreams: the great depression in california: " which word best summarizes the author's description of the pea pickers camp?

Brutus: but as he was ambitious, i slew him. . who is here so base that would be a bondman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so rude that would not be a roman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so vile that will not love his country? if any, speak, for him have i offended. i pause for a reply. which rhetorical device does brutus use in this excerpt?