Which of the following sentences possess a tone that would be most appealing to a professor? Select one: a. You misread the entire paper! b. I put a tremendous amount of time and effort into typing that paper, and I would appreciate it if you spent an equal amount of time and effort grading it. c. When you returned my paper, I could not believe my eyes when I saw that you gave me a 70. d. Please allow me the opportunity to argue for a better grade.

The sentence which possesses a tone that would be most appealing to a professor is:

d. Please allow me the opportunity to argue for a better grade.

Explanation:

A situation such as this, in which you need to address someone who is hierarchically superior to you and who has the power to change something that affects you, demands a certain type of tone and style. Since this refers to you addressing a professor, we can assume the use of formal language will be seen in more of a positive light. But that is not all. Politeness and diplomacy are also crucial. Take a look at option B, for instance. Even though the language is fine, it lacks diplomacy. It accuses the professor of having been sloppy, which will most likely offend him.

The best option is letter D. It uses formal language, and the sentence itself is polite, without any unnecessary assumptions or accusations.

i have read the novel roll of thunder hear my cry by mildred d. taylor.

1. this isn't like any other story i've read or watched because it is about a black family in mississippi right after slavery in the u.s. had become illegal. most of the novels i have read were about slavery. another point is that the author of the novel used symbolism in a way i haven't seen before. for example she uses thunder as something negative meaning something bad will happen. but by the end of the novel, she made thunder a good thing.

2.   one character that changed during the novel was stacey. stacey is the eldest child of the black logan family. around the begging of the novel stacey was avoiding the white boy jeremy simms. he had a dislike for jeremy's family. but at the end of the novel stacey began to like jeremy.

3. the author starts the novel with the problem that the children of the logan family have to avoid the white kid school bus while walking to school.