Which sentence from this introduction paragraph is most clearly an attention grabber?
(1) Clearly, a novel can influence a filmmaker and a film can influence a
novelist. This is obvious in so many books and movies. The influence
of one medium over another was at work in the 1800s too. (2) In the
case of Charles Dickens, the theater was a major influence on his
writing. (3) Some critics even argue that he should have been a
playwright. (4) Indeed, Dickens's novel Great Expectations shows the
influence of theater in several important ways.
A. Sentence 2
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B. Sentence 3
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C. Sentence 4
o
D. Sentence 1
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explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).

question:

write a 1500-word historical investigation report. use exposition, narration, description, argumentation or some combination writing to support the main proposition. you will give this report orally.

there's many interesting events that have occurred over the course of humanity's existence. off the top of my head, you could discuss the cold war; the world wars (1 & 2); american civil rights movements; the russian or french revolutions. world war ii has ended. you are the leader of a great superpower—one of two   in the world. to keep the balance of power in your nation’s favor, you want to   gain as many allies as possible. you are particularly interested in gaining the   support of nations in africa, asia, and central and south america who do not   yet favor either superpower.   you call your advisers together to develop policies for making uncommin.

hope this !