In this excerpt from "totally like whatever, you know? " the speaker alters the syntax of his statement for what purpose?

"i have nothing personally invested in my own opinions, okay?
i'm just inviting you to join me in my uncertainty?
what has happened to our conviction? "
a. the speaker is not inarticulate, as he pretends to be, and now he offers evidence of his ability to speak with conviction.
b. the speaker is not convicted about this unconventional manner of speaking, and he sees no reason to continue with speaking this way.
c. the speaker does not have a strong command of the language, and he does not know how to use punctuation.
d. the speaker cannot appear uncool to his audience, and he tries to quickly redeem himself.

While studying, lana reached her goal of reading half a chapter without interruptions. what should she do next?

Athesis statement can be controversial

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky