Read the following excerpt from an argumentative essay. answer the question that follows. critics might say that smart phones in the classroom cause too many distractions. a 2009 article in education magazine made just such a claim. although cell phones can certainly cause distractions, current research suggests that teachers and students are putting phones to better use. a 2013 educator insider poll reveals that 67% of high school instructors now encourage students to use phones in the classroom setting. students without phones are actually at a disadvantage in the classroom. the poll lists internet access, spell checks, and collaboration as three key uses of smart phones in an educational setting. what is the counterclaim the author introduces to the argument?

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

4.in those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. •type of figurative language: •meaning of figurative language: •effect on tone and mood: •effect on audience: choose out of these: hyperbole, irony, historical question, paradox, allusion,metaphor,personification,symbolism and simile

In act 5, which of the following seems to carry power in rome? a. violence b. rhetoric c. hope d. defeat