Author james cross giblin’s purpose for writing the riddle of the rosetta stone is to inform readers about how scholars built on each other’s knowledge to decipher the rosetta stone and learn about egyptian history. explain to readers how hieroglyphic writing is similar to other languages using specific examples. persuade readers that champollion was the most important of all the scholars who worked on deciphering the rosetta stone. entertain readers with an adventure story about scholars traveling through egypt and making fascinating discoveries.

In at least 150 words, describe the tone of patrick henry’s virginia convention speech, including the rhetorical devices he uses to achieve this. use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

Which is these is not a benefit of parallel structure? a)clarity b)classification c)emphasis d)balance