Identify the independent clause(s) in the following sentence. a few of the new sports channels are worth watching, but many of them carry obscure games.
a. channels are worth watching
b. both a few of the new sports channels are worth watching and many of them carry obscure games are independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction but.
c. but many of them carry obscure games
d. a few of the new sports channels are worth watching

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

Compare and contrast the merits and drawbacks of at least two of the scholarly approaches to literature described in this unit. be sure to mention at least one advantage that each approach has over the other. use one of the readings from this unit in your comparison. your answer should be at least 250 words.