ECC’s student union should be allowed to sell beer because this would create more revenue to support student activities. Are the claim and the reason both independent clauses?

No, only the claim is an independent clause while the dependent clause is a dependent clause.

Explanation:

Independent clauses are those clauses that complete thought and make a complete sentence. This means that it needs no dependent clause to make it into a complete sentence. On the other hand, a dependent clause requires an independent clause to form a complete sentence.

In the given statement, the reason, as well as claims, are given side to side, joined by a subordinating conjunction. This makes the sentence a complex sentence. And with the use of "because", the reason becomes a dependent clause.

(ECC’s student union should be allowed to sell beer) because this would create more revenue to support student activities.

Thus, the claim is an independent clause while the reason is a dependent clause.

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.

elie wiesel is a holocaust survivor

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