Read a draft paragraph from an argumentative essay.

Using the bomb saved lives by bringing a quick end to a war that might have gone on for years longer. It is impossible to put a number on how many more deaths the continuing war might have caused, but there are indications. Millions had already died in the Pacific theater. Whenever US troops invaded an island, they knew the fight was to the death. In the battle for Okinawa alone, there had been almost 50,000 US casualties, while Japan had suffered some 90,000 military deaths and at least 100,000 civilian deaths. Of course, radiation continued to cause illness, misery, and death long after the bomb had been dropped.

How should the author revise this paragraph?

a. by using more conversational sentences
b. by placing a topic sentence at the beginning
c. by providing details and statistics as evidence
d. by moving and refuting the counterclaim at the end

Answer:

d. by moving and refuting the counterclaim at the end

Explanation:

According to the given draft paragraph from an argumentative essay, the narrator talks about the effect of the World War and tries to justify the use of the hydrogen bomb on Japan which led to their unconditional surrender by saying that it helped end the war quickly and save more lives.

However, at the end, he just says that the effects of the radiation were still there, without any preamble or prior claim

The author should revise the paragraph by moving and refuting the counterclaim at the end. This is because, they are not a suitable conclusion to the draft paragraph.

1 2 4 What is the function of a claim in an argument? to introduce the topic O to state the writer's opinion to state a reason for the writer's belief to give evidence supporting the writer's belief​

Read the following excerpt from "Why I Wrote 'The Passage'" and answer the question that follows.

Three decades later I was asked to write a creative piece about Automatic for the People, one of my favorite albums, by R.E.M., my favorite band. It was exciting. This particular project--one that commissioned a piece of creative writing for each of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time--had almost no constraints other than a word limit, so I decided to write a story. Then I listened to the album a lot. Several times a day, at home, in the car, wherever I was, I was listening, trying to figure out how to make a story out of the lines in the twelve songs. Because that's what I wanted to do--write a story that combined all the words in the lyrics in an entirely new way. This is what we call being overly ambitious.

Why did Martin write "The Passage?"

He was asked to write a creative piece in response to the album Automatic for the People.
He wanted to use the lyrics of the songs to tell a story.
He was asked to write a story about an important memory in his life.
He listened to REM's album so much that he had to write a story about it.

Which sentence uses the comma correctly? *
5 points
Option 1: I finally had a, word with that one kid.
Option 2: Mr. Cromwell why don't you, like me?
Option 3: I said, what's your name again?
Option 4: A lot of kids want, to be the favorite student.

Read the excerpt from Tom Sawyer. PLEASE HELP!!!


Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart. And while the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by….


How does Tom's allowing Ben to whitewash the fence move the plot forward?



It causes Ben to encourage other boys to help whitewash the fence.


It leads to Tom leaving to go swimming.


It leads to other boys giving Tom things to let them whitewash the fence.


It causes Ben to forget about eating his apple.

What are some other things that you think are too petty to argue about?​

. Identify whether the sentence is Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory or Interrogative.
_________ 1. Please correct your misspelled words now.
_________ 2. Ginseng is an herb used for medical purposes.
_________3. What a terrible accident!
_________4. How happy we are all today!
_________5. Which artist do you admire the most?
_________6. How many shoes do you have in your collections?
_________7. Drive to the first traffic light and turn right.
_________ 8. Stop that shouting at once!
_________9. I love to read books.
_________10. Please bear with me.

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What does the author describe in the second paragraph?
A
the structure of a renga and how it is written
B
the different types of poets who write rengas
С
the different types of poetry in Japanese culture
D
the different ways that poets become famous

PLEASE HELP!

Write a paragraph using four sentence fragments, PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I GIVE EXTRA POINTS AND BRAINLIEST!

plzz help ill give brainliest

What kind of words connect ideas and show relationships in a text?

perfect tenses
transitions
simple subjects
roots

Can some one please explain using highly illustrative language to explain a cover of a book it’s called the ash princess and I’ll show how the cover looks like above.

 what is a attention grabber for racism (for an essay)

Match each literary device to the example that describes it

Help please!! I'll name you brainliest!!

why did Agatha Christie’s novel 1926 The murder of roger Ackroyd receive so much criticism?​

Pls help me I’ll mark brainliest if correct

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"Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but ‘to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth."

Which is the best way to paraphrase this excerpt?
Britain’s army is trying to enslave the colonists.
The colonists fear being enslaved by Britain.
Britain has oppressed the colonists in many ways.
The colonists do not support British taxation.

 What do you think Simon is trying to do for Ralph?
Lord of the flies chapter 7 help please please

how do the pros and cons contribute to the development of ideas in the text CENSORSHIP: FOR THE PEOPLE, OR FOR CONTROLLING THE PEOPLE?

Fit the vocabulary with the sentence
(Number 7)

I Need to write a tesis about "eating is a basic necessity and nothing more" I'm giving 40 points for this please do ur best

Read the excerpt from Act III of Julius Caesar.

Announcer 1: The crowd, which loved Pompey and then Caesar and now Brutus, waits to hear Antony speak.

Citizen 1: (With conviction) This Caesar was a tyrant.

Citizen 3: Nay, that's certain. We are blessed that Rome is rid of him.

Citizen 2: Peace, (He sees Antony trying to quiet them.) let us hear what Antony can say.

Announcer 2: Antony begins by stating he will only bury his friend, not say how good he was.

Antony: (Sadly) Friends, Romans, countrymen lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambi­tious. (He sighs.) If it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath Caesar answered it.

(He sighs again, and the citizens begin to feel uncertain about the "if'') He was my friend, faithful and just to me. But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man. (With grief) When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept! (Sarcastically) Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Bru­tus is an honorable man.

Announcer 1: Antony then makes his main point - the crowd saw Caesar refuse the crown three times.

Antony: You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition? (The citizens shake their heads.) Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and sure, he is an honorable man. (By now the citizens exchange worried looks, as the facts do not make sense.)

(Pointing to Caesar's corpse) You all did love him once, not without cause. (He wipes tears from his face.) Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me. (He covers his face with his robe.)

Citizen 1: (Unhappily) Methinks there is much reason in his sayings.

Citizen 2: (Shocked) Caesar has had great wrong.

Citizen 4: Marked ye his words? He would not take the crown, therefore, 'tis certain he was not ambitious. (The others agree.)

How does Antony's speech change the viewpoint of the citizens?

They realize that Caesar should not have been murdered and Brutus misled them.

They understand that Brutus was telling the truth about Caesar's ambition.

Antony reminds them that Brutus is a good person, and only wants what is best for Rome.

Their love for Caesar is gone, and they are convinced that Antony should be the next emperor.

What do you think this passage is showing about the boys? Lord of the flies chapter 7 help help help help help help help help please please

What is the meaning of fable

Complete the sentences to
summarize the events in this part
of the story
Veena looks at a picture of her mother
with a
hairstyle. Veena
realizes that her own long hair reminds
her mother of
and
the way she and her sisters used to be
praised for their hair. Veena decides
that shaving just part of her hair will
but
allow her to feel
still keep her mother happy

3. She's "writing" an essay on democracy.
O adverb
O verb
O adjective​

Which of these phrases describes a characteristic of postmodern literature?
a. a highly objective point of view
b. naturalistic plot lines
c. representations of confusion or chaos
d. adherence to traditional forms

Rhetorical devices used in Malala Yousafzais speech

Read the excerpt below. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the excerpt?