Among the marathon’s 45,000 competitors, Jammal’s story drew the attention of its organizers. “Rabih’s commitment and determination are sons inspiring; he’s an amazing man,” May al-Khalil, founder and president of the Beirut Marathon Association, told The Daily Star. [[[He will be the role model to many others who will take up the challenge. ... He’s an inspiration, a role model, and we’re so proud of him]]] What message does the underlined sentence of this paragraph convey? Choose the best answer

a - Importance of sports

b – the message of peace and love

c- don’t give up on your dreams

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. based on the excerpt, what will readers most likely infer about grampa? a he is accepting of his grandson’s ignorance. b he is irritated by his grandson’s impatience. c he believes he will not be able to save all the toads. d he believes his grandson should not talk back.

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way

Why is blank verse considered traditional?