Everyone except the teachers and school board at Winslow Middle School seems to know that the days of print textbooks are over. Here at Winslow, we still have to lug around 12-pound history books and 8-pound math books. These backbreaking volumes are dinosaurs from the Stone Age. If Winslow Middle School wants to prepare its students for the future, why teach them from books? Instead, give each of us a notebook or pad! Also, equip classrooms with interactive whiteboards and other technologies. In the workplace, we will not be doing our future jobs using print. Therefore, why are we using print now?

Which of the following BEST contrasts the speech and text versions?

The text is more persuasive than the speech is.
The text is more personal and emotional.
The speech creates less emphasis than the text does.
The speech uses more emphasis and personal appeal.

Read the excerpt from "broken chain." alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. he liked the way prince looked—and the bass player from los lobos. alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a v in the back and streaked purple. but he knew his mother wouldn’t go for it. and his father, who was puro mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him "sissy.” what details from the passage would best support a paragraph about conflict between characters?

Which two elements does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens contain? "a small matter," said the ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." "small! " echoed scrooge. the spirit signed to him to listen to the two apprentices, who were pouring out their hearts in praise of fezziwig: and when he had done so, said, "why! is it not? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. is that so much that he deserves this praise? " "it isn’t that," said scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. "it isn't that, spirit. he has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ’em up: what then? the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." he felt the spirit's glance, and stopped. "what is the matter? " asked the ghost. "nothing particular," said scrooge. "something, i think? " the ghost insisted. "no," said scrooge, "no. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. that's all."

Write an argumentative paragraph answering does technology make us feel more alone?