The Ferndale Museum of History should include more displays that deal directly with local history. Although Ferndale was founded just 120 years ago, we have an interesting and important past. People can learn about the Civil War or President Roosevelt from any book or website, but the history of Ferndale is harder to find. Which answer option best states the author's argument?
O A. The history of Ferndale is more important than the Civil War or President Roosevelt. O B. People of Ferndale need better resources dealing with the history of their town. O C. More people should visit the Ferndale Museum of History to learn about the town's past. O D. The Ferndale Museum of History should get rid of some resources that don't relate to local history.

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation:

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

- "he is a very real person and his intent isn't to influence us vonnegut addresses this towards the end of the letter when he says, if we choose to curse, that is by our own individual means."