Read the argument excerpt related to teen use of smartphones and answer the question that follows: people on either side of the smartphones-for-teens debate can't agree on the evidence. sure, there's proof of cyber bullying. there's also proof of educational benefits. yet nothing is conclusive, so no valid judgment can be made for everyone on whether smartphones should be banned from teens. anyone supporting such a restriction is naïve and uniformed. he or she is reacting from emotion instead of using his or her brain to study all the evidence and make a decision specific to his or her own teen. the bottom line is it's up to parents to be parents. why spend billions of dollars on trying to stop cyber bullying or explore educational apps? it's probably just another human assumption that we can control the technology we've created. trying is a waste of time and money. which of the following is true about this argument excerpt? it is respectful in tone to the audience and supports its claim with specific, credible evidence. it contains specific, credible evidence but uses a disrespectful tone that should be edited. it fails to support its claim with specific, credible evidence and uses a disrespectful tone. it uses a respectful tone but needs specific, credible evidence to support the claim.

In ancient greece, the sybil, or oracle of delphi, was famous for her prophesying. what does the speaker in this poem wish for the oracle to accomplish in american society? a. the speaker yearns for the oracle to make america into a true democracy. b. the speaker yearns for the oracle to model american society on walt whitman's poetry. c. the speaker yearns for the oracle to suspend technological advancements in america. d. the speaker yearns for the oracle to stop staring at and judging american society. e. the speaker yearns for the oracle to elevate american society to a greater calling.

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What argument does thomas jefferson make in this excerpt from the declaration of independence? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. a. b. c. the american colonists desire a more peaceful alliance with great britain but their british counterparts do not. the american colonists have a right to seek freedom from great britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights. the american colonies could form a better government than the one established by great britain to govern them. the king of britain and the members of british parliament have little interest in the welfare of the colonies. od. e. the american colonies should have sufficient representation in british parliament if america and great britain are to coexist peacefully.