Read the claim from an argumentative essay. Bob Dylan should not have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Which sentence best states a counterclaim? Only die-hard fans would argue that Bob Dylan's song lyrics are literature. The committee may have chosen Dylan in order to make the Nobel Prize relevant to the 21st century. Of course, it is true that Dylan's lyrics have had an enduring impact on people around the world. Bob Dylan has written many enduring songs and received many awards for his musical achievements.

The correct answer is "Of course, it is true that Dylan's lyrics have had an enduring impact on people around the world".

Explanation

A counterclaim is one statement stated in opposition to another claim. Accordingly, a counterclaim for the sentence "Bob Dylan should not have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature" would have to oppose the idea posed by this sentence. So the sentence that shows opposition to this statement is "Of course, it is true that Dylan's lyrics have had a lasting impact on people all over the world" because it explains why Bob Dylan should recieve the Nobel Prize.

Additionally, the other sentences cannot be considered as counterclaims because the ideas they express do not contradict the main statement for an argumentative essay.

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analyzing characters

respond to the following questions in one paragraph for each. use specific examples from the text to support your responses.

1. there is a set of twins on the island named sam and eric. however, when describing them, golding regularly refers to them as samneric. how does this way of describing the twins relate to their behavior and the way that readers understand their characters? what examples of their behavior readers see that samneric is really the appropriate way to refer to them?

2. as the boys set out to search for the beast, ralph allows jack to lead the way, and he sinks to the back of the pack, " to have escaped responsibility for a time." what does this moment lead you to infer about ralph and about his feelings about being the group’s leader? what does this moment foreshadow?

3. while part of the party searching for the beast, simon realizes that the notion of the beast that the other boys have does not make sense. a beast sitting atop a mountain with claws, a beast who did not leave tracks, could have easily caught the twins. simon has a different picture of the beast: "there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick." how does this picture relate to the beast that samneric saw? how does it relate to what simon said earlier about the beast being "only us"?

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#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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