Which of the following should you do to make your persuasive essay stronger?
A. Make sure your opinions are held by the majority of your
readers.
B. Choose a topic that is so current that there are no
sources to back up your thesis.
C. Choose a topic and thesis that can be backed up by
research and other sources.
D. Choose a topic that is factual and that no reasonable
person would argue.

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.