In modern society, people are spending too much time using technological devices. now, read the counterclaim. proponents of technology point out the way it has improved communication. they note that less than a century ago, it took months to communicate with someone on the other side of the world. now it takes only seconds. which is the best rebuttal to the counterclaim? a. these supporters have a point, especially when you consider how dangerous it used to be to try to travel over great distances. b. but these supporters ignore the fact that people do not always use their gadgets to reach out and, instead, allow technology to isolate them. c. however, people can use all sorts of technology to communicate, with new models of cell phones and computers appearing regularly. d. communication is very important to progress in society, and technology is one part of advancing our ability to connect.

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

Which type of appeal does president lincoln use in these lines to try to persuade southerners

You seal resign myself to you also i guess what you mean, i behold from the beach your crooked inviting fingers, i believe you refuse to go back without feeling of me, we must have a turn together, i undress, hurry me out of sight of the land, cushion me soft, rock me in billowy drowse, dash me with amorous wet, i can repay you. in this excerpt from "song of myself," which literary device does whitman use to address the sea? alliteration allusion apostrophe onomatopoeia