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English, 21.09.2019 08:10 bellamyciana

Question 1 (1 point)
an excerpt from page 122 of the book, america's poet: robert frost by syndey davenport:
"most people associate the poet robert frost with the new england area of america--tiny farms, snowy winters, crooked fields with crumbling stone walls built possibly hundreds of years ago. but frost was actually not born in new england at all; he was born as far from new england as you could get on the continental united states--in the west coast city of san francisco."
which excerpt from a student essay below is an example of plagiarism?
question 1 options:
although he liked people to think he was born and raised in new england, robert frost was actually born on the west coast in san francisco.
lthough he liked people to think he was born and raised in new england, robert frost was actually born on the west coast in san francisco.
frost actually did not have family roots in new england; he and his family hailed from the west coast city of san francisco (davenport 122).
writer sydney davenport points out that frost wasn't always the simple new england farmer he seemed to be; he was actually born in san francisco(122).
even though frost liked people to think he was born in the oldest colonized parts of america, new england, he actually was from the west coast of america (davenport 122).
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question 2 (1 point)
which choice displays proper mla documentation for a book with only one author?
question 2 options:
chaos: making a new science. gleick, james. new york: penguin, 1987.
gleick, james. chaos: making a new science. penguin, 1987.
gleick, james. chaos: making a new science.
new york: penguin, 1987. gleick, james. chaos: making a new science. new york: penguin, 1987.
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question 3 (1 point)
which topic would be too broad for an essay?
question 3 options:
backyard gardens
growing vegetables in pots
the best bug-resistant flowering shrubs
the benefits of planting flowers in a vegetable garden
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question 4 (1 point)
excerpt from viewpoints on vaccines
todd cotterman and janice rowker
most people received vaccinations as children and led healthy lives, so they do not understand how their children could be in danger. the truth is children today receive more vaccine doses than we did when we were young. do you remember getting the chicken pox? today, we vaccinate kids against this common childhood disease. while the chicken pox is not fun, there is no reason to immunize a child against it. after having the chicken pox, your body builds up a natural immunity to it. as a parent, i know that i do not want unnatural chemicals in my children’s bodies.
what is the overall tone created by the use of rhetorical questions in the second passage?
question 4 options:
the use of rhetorical questions scares the reader and creates a more fearful tone that the first passage.
the use of rhetorical questions confuses the reader and creates a more ominous tone than the first passage.
the use of rhetorical questions delights the reader and creates a more humorous tone than the first passage.
the use of rhetorical questions engages the reader and creates a more personable tone than the first passage.
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question 5 (1 point)
what is the best way to revise this sentence so that it conveys clear, concise ideas and does not change the meaning of the sentence?
astronomy is the study of the sky that is all around us and the study of the mysterious objects in the vast reaches of space.
question 5 options:
astronomy is the study of the sky.
astronomy is the study of mysterious objects.
astronomy is the study of the sky that is all around us.
astronomy is the study of the sky and the mysterious objects in it.
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