Which of the following would be a good hook for a compare-and-contrast essay?
A. Caught in the middle of the jungle with small-arms fire whizzing
past like mosquitoes at a Midwestern picnic, I realized I was
fighting on the wrong side.
B. Caught in the middle of the jungle with small-arms fire whizzing
past like mosquitoes at a Midwestern picnic, I wondered just who
the people below shooting at my helicopter were.
C. Caught in the middle of the jungle with small-arms fire whizzing
past like mosquitoes at a Midwestern picnic, I began to think of a
time when I was playing Little League baseball.
D. Caught in the middle of the jungle with small-arms fire whizzing
past like mosquitoes at a Midwestern picnic, I realized I was in the
wrong vehicle for the purpose I now needed. I wished I had
thought of this in advance and ma a mcre informed decision
then.
made

Gulliver's attempt to imitate the houyhnhnms gulliver to accept himself as he is causes gulliver to hate himself and other humans improves gulliver's character causes gulliver to be patient with people's problems next

Freedoms" speech. i have called for personal sacrifice. i am assured of the willingness of almost all americans to respond to that call. a part of the sacrifice means the payment of more money in taxes. in my budget message i shall recommend that a greater portion of this great defense program be paid for from taxation than we are paying today. no person should try, or be allowed, to get rich out of this program; and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation. what argument is roosevelt supporting with his appeal to logic in the underlined section of the excerpt? if americans are willing to trust roosevelt, it only makes sense that he will ensure that the tax money is well managed. if americans are willing to make a personal sacrifice, it only makes sense that they will be seen as both noble and patriotic. if americans feel it is right to enter the war, it only makes sense that they will have to pay more in taxes to cover the costs. if americans feel it is right to pay more taxes, it only makes sense that they should also agree it is right to enter the war.

Excerpt from the trip of a lifetime elizabeth mohn 3 a little more than a week ago, my mother and father started packing our suitcases to prepare for our trip. my entire family woke up early sunday morning, packed the car, and began our expedition to niagara falls. when we reached the american-canadian border, i was excited to enter a foreign country for the first time. the third paragraph is mainly about a) traveling to niagara falls b) leaving the hotel. c) seeing the falls. d) returning home.