In an argumentative essay, where should the writer’s claim first be stated? in a thesis statement in the introduction
in the first sentence of the first body paragraph
in the first sentence of the second body paragraph
in the summary in the conclusion

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario

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The development of england as a nation-state occurred because of increasing?