Study the sentences below. the information looks like a paragraph, but it’s not. can you figure out why? an italian named marconi invented the radio. the first radio was called a wireless. during world war ii, most people got their news from listening to a radio. today, people often listen to radio programs in their cars. cell phones have changed the way people live. everywhere you go these days, you see people talking on cell phones. some people think cell phones make life more dangerous. they can cause accidents. people shouldn’t talk on their cell phones while driving a car. watching television can be a waste of time. many people spend many hours every day watching television. it would be better if people would talk to each other. that would be a good idea. some of us might discover that our neighbor is more interesting than our favorite television series

Which statement best reflects how martin luther king, jr. uses rhetoric and style in paragraph 9 of "letter from a birmingham jail" to assist him in advocating the use of nonviolent direct action to achieve justice for negro citizens in birmingham? click here to read the letter.

In the following conversation, which group discussion technique does emily most clearly show?

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.