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This photo was taken during the Great Depression.

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It would make the reader question the environment.
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It would make the reader wonder about the time period.
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It would make the reader curious about the time period.
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It would make the reader feel concern for the family.
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This photo, titled "Migrant Mother,” was taken during the Great Depression.Now, read a quotation by Dorothea Lange about the photo from Years of Dust.I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do remember she asked me no questions. . . . I did not ask her name or history. She told me her age, that she was thirty-two. She said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields, and birds that the children had killed. She had just sold the tires from her car to buy food. There she sat in that lean-to tent with her children huddled around her, and seemed to know that my pictures might help her, and so she helped me. There was a sort of equality about it.

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the person who took the photo.
B
the woman who appears in the photo.
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the daughter of the woman in the photo.
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the official who hired the photographer.
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Daphne wrote a speech about equality that included relevant historical quotes, and Aayna wrote a speech about equality that included definitions of important vocabulary.Based on this scenario, which speech is more effective?

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Aayna's speech is more effective because it is about equality.
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Daphne's speech is more effective because it states the topic.
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Aayna's speech is more effective because it includes important vocabulary definitions.
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Daphne's speech is more effective because it includes relevant historical quotes.
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Which statement from Governor George Wallace's inaugural address bestsupports his claim that the South will always embrace racial segregation?

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Today we sound the drum for freedom as have our generations of forebears before us done, time and time again through history.
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I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny . . . and I say . . . segregation today . . . segregation tomorrow . . . segregation forever.
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WE, not the insipid bloc of voters of some sections . . . will determine in the next election who shall sit in the White House of these United States.
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I shall fulfill my duty toward honesty and economy in our State government so that no man shall have a part of his livelihood cheated and no child shall have a bit of his future stolen away.
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Li wrote a speech about freedom that included visuals of maps and timelines, and Jackie wrote a speech about freedom that included the repetition of words and phrases.Based on this scenario, which speech is more effective?

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Li's speech is more effective because it is about freedom.
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Jackie's speech is more effective because it repeats words and phrases.
C
Li's speech is more effective because it uses visuals of maps and timelines.
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Jackie's speech is more effective because it is about freedom.
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Read this excerpt from a speech.Cherry Valley High School Chess Club was founded in 1988 as an after-school enrichment opportunity. The club has since won countless local tournaments and ten state chess titles. More than a dozen graduates of CVHS and its chess club are currently ranked as chess masters - and these masters have a plan. As an effort to bolster future club enrollment and chess knowledge, CVHS chess alumni are forming the Chess Prep Club. The Prep Club will offer tutoring sessions, structured play, and mock tournaments for students ages 10-14. Budding chess enthusiasts should seize the opportunity to learn from these greats of the game.

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Cherry Valley High School Chess Club was founded in 1988 as an after-school enrichment opportunity.
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More than a dozen graduates of CVHS and its chess club are currently ranked as chess masters - and these masters have a plan.
C
The Prep Club will offer tutoring sessions, structured play, and mock tournaments for students ages 10-14.
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Budding chess enthusiasts should seize the opportunity to learn from these greats of the game.
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Read this passage from "The American Dream."Through our scientific genius we have made of this world a neighborhood; now through our moral and spiritual development we must make of It a brotherhood. In a real sense, we must all learn to live together as brothers, or we will all perish together as fools. We must come to see that no individual can live alone: no nation can live alone. We must all live together; we must all be concerned about each other.

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“we have made this world a neighborhood”
B
“we must all learn to live together as brothers”
C
“We must come to see that no individual can live alone”
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“we must all be concerned about each other”
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Which statement best explains why comparing Lincoln to a ship captain is an appropriate comparison?

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Being a ship captain is an important leadership position that takes dedication and hard work, much like being the president.
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Being a ship captain is an adventurous job that allows you to spend a lot of time out at sea, much like being the president.
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A ship captain’s job is much harder than being the president during a time of war.
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Being the president is much harder than being a ship captain who just sails around in a ship.
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Read the paragraph.When Edgewood Middle School adopted a school recycling program, nearly 20% of the students brought in recyclables from home.

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As suggested, some students feel that their peers were already recycling at home, so the program’s success can’t be measured.
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As a result, some students feel that their peers were already recycling at home, so the program’s success can’t be measured.
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In another example, some students feel that their peers were already recycling at home, so the program’s success can’t be measured.
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On the other hand, some students feel that their peers were already recycling at home, so the program’s success can’t be measured.
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Makenna is writing the conclusion of her argumentative essay about the benefits of working as a youth hospital volunteer. She ended her essay with the conclusion below.In conclusion, I really like working in the hospital as a volunteer.

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Hospital volunteer work is a great way to serve the community while learning important skills. Don’t you like to help people?
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Hospital volunteer work is a great way to serve the community while learning important skills. It’s especially helpful if you plan to attend medical school.
C
Hospital volunteer work is a great way to serve the community while learning important skills. Go visit your local hospital and see how you can help.
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Hospital volunteer work is a great way to serve the community while learning important skills. Only a few volunteers develop illnesses.
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Read these excerpts.Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth.Whitman’s "O Captain! My Captain!".My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.

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Neither the speech nor poem rely on the use of ethos.
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Both the speech and poem are equal when it comes to the use of ethos.
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The poem relies more on ethos than the speech does.
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The speech relies more on ethos than the poem does.
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What multimedia element would enhance a speech about emergency preparedness?

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Option
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Option
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Option
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Option
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Read the counterclaim in an argumentative essay about the need for a community dog park.Some people think that building a dog park is an expensive project that benefits only a fraction of the population.

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However, almost sixty percent of community households own at least one dog.
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However, studies show that dog parks result in healthier dogs and people.
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However, building a playground for children would be more costly.
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However, seventy-five percent of veterinarians surveyed recommend a large dog park.
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Consider this speech assignment.

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The history of interstate travel
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The need for a youth representative
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The importance of dental hygiene
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The similarities between female celebrities
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This photo was taken during the Great Depression.

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It would most likely make the reader feel happy for the family.
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It would most likely make the reader feel angry at the family.
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It would most likely make the reader feel afraid for the family.
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It would most likely make the reader feel concerned for the family.

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