Excerpt from The Ultimate Fighting Championship Mary O'Dell
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American interest in mixed martial arts is growing. Both male and female athletes are invited to compete, although this sport
is not recommended for the prima donna. This full contact fighting combines various martial arts techniques so fighters with
different styles can compete against each other. This intriguing sport has convinced more than one athlete that he is not, in fact,
the alpha and the omega! Many people think that all combative sports should be strictly monitored and regulated by state
commissions. It is obvious that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an organization that promotes combative athletic
events. State athletic commissions should strictly monitor and regulate the UFC.
Which BEST analyzes the way the last three sentences of section one function?
A)
They exemplify general propositions, adding qualifying statements and
illustrative conditions.
B)
They begin with a generalization and apply it to a specific case.
C)
They provide anecdotal evidence to support personal details.
D)
They make a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Place the steps of the strategy for reading technical information in the correct order.

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?

Select all the correct answers. which of the following are common characteristics of a shakespearean comedy? mistaken identities inaccurate historical information the theme of love the theme of revenge a major flaw in the main character