Read this example. Jermaine was assigned to write a literary analysis of a book he read about dogs that are trained to help police catch
criminals. Jermaine enjoyed the book, because it was fast-paced and exciting. He believed he learned a lot about dogs
because there was information about how sensitive the dogs' sense of smell is and how the dogs are trained to track
down wanted criminals.
Jermaine's thesis statement for his literary analysis is "Police dogs are heroes because they use their superior sense
of smell to help get dangerous criminals off the streets."
Which choice best describes Jermaine's thesis statement?
O Jermaine's thesis is acceptable because it expresses a viewpoint and has text evidence.
O Jermaine's thesis is acceptable because it contains details about the topic.
Jermaine's thesis needs revision because it expresses a position that cannot be proven with text evidence.
O Jermaine's thesis needs revision because it contains quotations about the topic.

Read the excerpt from "doc rabbit, bruh fox, and tar baby" from the people could fly that was the way bruh fox found him. doc rabbit was stuck in tar baby. bruh fox got him loose, "what must i do with you? " bruh fox said. he led rabbit along to the house they were buildin. "you the one drank up my crock of cream. i didn't get one taste. . " which best describes the message of this fable

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 1. marullus. wherefore rejoice? what conquest brings he home? what tributaries follow him to rome to grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels? you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless35 things! o, you hard hearts, you cruel men of rome, knew you not pompey? many a time and oft have you climbed up to walls and battlements, to towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, your infants in your arms, and there have sat40 the livelong day, with patient expectation, to see great pompey pass the streets of rome. which summary of the passage is the best? marullus asks a lot of questions, such as, “why celebrate? what has caesar done? who is following him to rome? don’t you remember pompey? ” then he says that everyone is cruel because they do not remember pompey. they forget how they praised him and would climb to the highest places, carrying their children, just to catch a glimpse of him. marullus regrets that the people are celebrating caesar and is insulted that they forgot how they used to praise pompey. marullus thinks that the people should celebrate caesar the way they used to celebrate pompey, and that they should be in awe of caesar’s greatness. marullus remembers how the people climbed walls, battlements, towers, windows, and even chimney tops to see the great pompey.

Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?