Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Animal Farm. Every Monday Mr. Whymper visited the farm as had been arranged. He was a sly-looking little man with side whiskers, a solicitor in a very small way of business, but sharp enough to have realized earlier than anyone else that Animal Farm would need a broker and that the commissions would be worth having. Which statement best explains why Mr. Whymper serves as an intermediary for Animal Farm? He is motivated by a desire for power. He is motivated by financial success. He is motivated by a sense of duty. He is motivated by a desire to help others.

Which of these devices is most clearly shown here?

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important. what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Agood persuasive essay topic cannot be a. a fact b. debatable c. something somebody else has already written about