Which BEST summarizes the passage "Excerpts from the Address at Rice University on the Space Effort?" A. Kennedy is explaining why America must explore space and the importance of America leading the way for the world.
B. Kennedy is addressing students and encouraging them to shoot for the stars and make their dreams come true.
C. Kennedy is demonstrating his ability to use a speech to convince American students to agree with his policies
D. Kennedy is explaining how America constantly grows by leading the waves of progress

In twelve years a slave, when the passengers on the ship learn robert has smallpox, what is their reaction? “panic-stricken” “indifferent” “relieved” “oppressed”

[v]ast numbers of our people are compelled to seek their livelihood by begging, robbing, stealing, cheating, flattering, suborning, forswearing, forging . . which satirical element is most dominant in the passage above?

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader