April and her friend norma were emailing back and forth about a pottery class april was taking. april’s last email said: (1) first you’re going to need some old clothes, because you will get dirty. (2) dump a mound of clay on the wheel and get it spinning. (3) be sure to keep the clay wet as you shape the vase. (4) it will take a couple of days to cool after you fire it in the kiln. (5) it’s really not that difficult to make a clay pot. why does april include sentence 5 in her email? a. it is the key concept, that making a clay pot is not that difficult. b. it is a friendly way to convince norma to take the class with her. c. it provides new information about the clay-molding process. d. it gives a counterargument against norma’s opinion that pottery is difficult.

What effect is created by the plaque posted on the gate at the entrance to the family's home in nadine gordimer's "once upon a time"? the words written on the plaque offer readers a foreshadowing of the story's outcome without revealing the actual conclusion, the author's use of flashback allows readers to understand what is at the heart of the issues of encroachment in the suburban neighborhood the repetition of the words written on the plaque presents an oxymoron because readers already sense that the plaque has been ineffective in warding off intruders. the author introduces a paradox in which readers are presented with a warning notice when no actual infraction has taken place.

What is articulating thoughts and ideas effectively using oral written and non-verbal skills a part of

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.