What is discursive writing? A) Aform of argumentative writing where the author attempts to rationalize a topic before coming to a
conclusion
B) A lyrical form of persuasion wherein the author argues a subject using phonetic language that
typically insinuates crude feelings toward matriarchal society or weight fluctuations.
C) A form of writing in short responses where the author tries to persuade the audience using ethos,
pathos, or logos.
D) A form of academic writing where the author explains why cursive writing is inherently flawed.
E) An argumentative form of writing where the author selects one side of the issue and convinces the
reader using only that side (pro or con) of the topic.

Read this sentence from the story of my life by helen keller. the most important day i remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, anne mansfield sullivan, came to me. which element of plot does this sentence best represent?

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

Understand that amassed in paragraph 3 means