Read the following passage and then respond to the directions below.

John Doe is at it again. In another one of his liberal, big business schemes, he's after tax-payers' pocket books, trying to convince them that Phoenix needs a rail system. Phoenicians know better. Our freeways and bus system are doing just fine. Since when did Doe regain our trust, anyway? His last idea cost millions and voters had to repeal his proposition to keep the state coffers from being emptied. If Doe is expecting us to forget that, he's as crazy as his idea for light rail. Vote "No" on November 7.

Explain how the argument illustrates the ad hominem fallacy and why that fallacy makes the argument weak.

Select all the correct answers. in which two sentences does the author use an ironic tone toward the subject? a. she had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, married by any rich and distinguished man; so she let herself be married to a little clerk of the ministry of public instruction. b. natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole hierarchy, and often make of women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies. c. the girl was one of those pretty and charming young creatures who sometimes are born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of clerks. d. she dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station.

How did hinojosa's mom's experience described in this story impact hinojosa's sense of who she is? 2. how is hinojosa's experience of the united states similar to your own? how is it different? 3. describe a time when you felt voiceless or powerless. what led you to feel that way? were you able to find your voice? why or why not?

Which of the following is an element of plot