Read the passage from "optimism.”

a poet once said i must be happy because i did not see the bare, cold present, but lived in a beautiful dream. i do live in a beautiful dream; but that dream is the actual, the present,—not cold, but warm; not bare, but furnished with a thousand blessings. the very evil which the poet supposed would be a cruel disillusionment is necessary to the fullest knowledge of joy.

keller achieves her purpose of convincing the audience by using a

a. fact.
b. quotation.
c. rebuttal.
d. statistic.

Read the passage. size matters when you are hosting a conference. trenton place is the largest convention center in the country, boasting 2.6 million square feet of space. over the course of a year, trenton place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows. trenton place is also home to big sky theater. the theater is one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars. what is the best use of ellipses to shorten the passage? size matters when you are hosting a conference. . the largest convention center in the country, boasting 2.6 million square feet of space. trenton place is also home to big sky theater. . one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars. over the course of a year, trenton place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows. . home to big sky theater. trenton place is the largest convention center in the country. . trenton place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows.