What, if anything, makes the following thesis statement weak? When the protagonist of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady, Isabel Archer, finds herself confronting swindlers eager to scam her out of her fortune, the plot reveals the author's mistrust of "new world" values over "old world" traditions, raising questions about the future of society.

a) It does not address meaning, or the "so what?"
b) It fails to provide a rationale for the position.
c) It is not arguable or defensible.
d) It is not specific.
e) Nothing; this thesis statement is effective.

From “the raven” by edgar allan poe but the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only that one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered— till i scarcely more than muttered, “other friends have flown before— on the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.” then the bird said, “nevermore.” in this excerpt, what is the speaker saying the raven will do? a. it will certainly die. b. it will leave immediately. c. it will leave the next day. d. it will befriend the speaker.

In 300 words or less, summarize the prologue

What two parts of this passage contain a biblical allusion beowulf