Annie has written the following thesis statement for her persuasive speech: “all nations must unite to address the 4 main causes of global warming: natural causes, pollution, increase in population, and deforestation.” which of the following illustrates the most appropriate way to organize her speech? a. annie lists 15 reasons for deforestation, and then explains her topic and presents her theme. b. after introducing her topic, annie makes numerous powerpoint slides of the areas hardest hit by deforestation, and thinking her audience will be bored, she doesn't cover natural causes, pollution, increase in population. she just makes a slide listing them as "other" problems. c. after stating her topic is global warming, annie lists nations which are currently doing the most to stop pollution, but she doesn't ask the audience to do anything about it. d. after introducing her topic and making her thesis clear, annie uses several supporting details and specific examples to encourage her audience to reduce global warming in each of the 4 areas mentioned in her thesis, then concludes by summarizing.

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.

Which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt?

What does it appear that the speaker of the poem wants to do? caged bird by alicia keys question options: sing be adored by fans be set free from public scrutiny be shared with the whole world