From the short story, “bernice bobs her hair”
marjorie believes that girls should spend time on their personal appearance in order to be
a. able to find a suitable man to marry
b. able to have independent thought
c. the most popular girl at social events
d. viewed as being feminine

Marjorie believes that girls should spend time on their appearance to be:

C. the most popular girl at social events

Explanation:

Marjorie is a very popular and beautiful girl who takes pride in being so. All of her decisions are primarily influenced by her popularity and by her friends. The glamour and the adverse effects of youth have been focused on the story with the character of Marjorie and her cousin Bernice.

alright, so here, the author clearly thinks that flooding the canyon was a bad idea and is showing bias against it.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.