"And yet there are sadder things in life than that," returned the other. "Short as our time is, there is no man, whether it be here
among this multitude or elsewhere, who is so happy, as not to have
felt the wish I will not say once, but full many a time-that he were
dead rather than alive. Calamities fall upon us; sicknesses vex and
harass us, and make life, short though it be, to appear long. So
death, through the wretchedness of our life, is a most sweet refuge
to our race: and God, who gives us the tastes that we enjoy of
pleasant times, is seen, in his very gift, to be envious.”

Which activity is part of the prewriting process? aproofreading to correct grammatical errorsb. doing research for information about a topicc. rechecking the facts presented about a topicd. writing the first draft of the essay

How is the speaker's writing assignment in "theme for english b" affected by his setting in place and time? the speaker focuses more on his fascination with music than on the core of the assignment. the speaker reflects that he has nothing in common with his instructor, who will therefore not understand his essay. the speaker has trouble with the assignment because he questions what is true about his own identity.< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < ,,

Article 1: article 2: valido accused of accepting bribes unpopular conservative senator raymond valido (r-louisiana) stands accused of accepting more than $1 million in campaign donations from the nosco oil company in exchange for his efforts to pass a bill. the bill would allow the company to build a massive oil pipeline that will span the entire east coast of the us. senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle are demanding valido release his campaign finance reports. “if valido did accept these contributions from nosco, he essentially accepted a bribe and is now fulfilling his part of the bargain,” said senator michelle saud (d-new hampshire). the federal election commission saw no evidence of unlawful conduct in valido’s fundraising. however, if the senator did accept contributions in return for legislative favors, he may be censured by the senate. what is the reporter’s motive in article 1? what is the reporter’s motive in article 2? which term from senator nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?