Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both
avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high
school team together. unfortunately, there was just one
open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they
both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best.
when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see
that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia
was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she
would make the team the next year.
which sentence is part of the passage's rising action?
o
a. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high
school team together.
b. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she
had made the team but sad that tia had not.
d c. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the
girls would be chosen.
d. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she
would make the team the next year.

Me for the love of god. i've been working on this assignment for 3 days and i don't understand the speeches at all ive read both 4 times over and i don't understand either of them if your right i will give you brainlest (i think that's how you spell it) and 99 pts. for this assignment, you will write an evaluation of either of two historic passages. • patrick henry’s “give me liberty, or give me death! ” speech (1775) • frederick douglass’s address, “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” (1852) 1. what is the speaker’s viewpoint? what is his claim? type your answer here. (score for question 2: of 2 points) 2. what reasons does the speaker provide to support his viewpoint or claim? type your answer here. (score for question 3: of 4 points) 3. how valid are the speaker’s reasons for his claim? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 4: of 2 points) 4. what evidence does the speaker provide to support his reasons? type your answer here. (score for question 5: of 4 points) 5. is the speaker’s evidence relevant and sufficient? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 6: of 4 points) 6. does the speaker use fallacious reasoning or logical fallacies? use evidence from the text to support your answers. type your answer here. (score for question 7: of 4 points) 7. what counterclaims or alternate claims does the speaker address, and how does he respond to them? type your answer here. (score for question 8: of 4 points) 8. how effective is the speaker’s response to counterclaims or alternate claims? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 9: of 4 points) 9. write a one-paragraph evaluation of the speaker’s argument. type your answer here.