Paisley is a high school student who wants to be a writer. she has always dreamed of attending science university, since her entire family graduated from there. one day she receives an email about a scholarship from the university of prestigious writing, but she deletes it without even opening it.
which red flag characteristic best describes paisley's behavior? (5 points)

a. pomposity
b. fanaticism
c. inanity
d. superstition

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a. something someone else is writing about b. a fact c. something you have written about before

What effect is created by the plaque posted on the gate at the entrance to the family's home in nadine gordimer's "once upon a time"? the words written on the plaque offer readers a foreshadowing of the story's outcome without revealing the actual conclusion, the author's use of flashback allows readers to understand what is at the heart of the issues of encroachment in the suburban neighborhood the repetition of the words written on the plaque presents an oxymoron because readers already sense that the plaque has been ineffective in warding off intruders. the author introduces a paradox in which readers are presented with a warning notice when no actual infraction has taken place.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.