Asap will mark brainliest 55 ! english related read this opening paragraph of a persuasive essay about conserving energy. identify the writer’s point of view as well as the type of rhetorical appeal that the writer uses to support the argument. do you regularly forget to switch off the lights when you leave a room? is your computer always on standby because you’re too lazy to unplug it? the good news, if you can call it that, is that you are not alone. the bad news is that you, and millions of others on our planet, are draining the world of its energy resources. but luckily for us it’s not too late to fix this problem. saving energy is easy and effortless. a few simple steps and conscious choices can save the planet and also save on your power bills! conserving energy is not a choice; it’s a necessity! switch off the lights when you leave a room. turn off and unplug your appliances when you’re not using them. you should also ensure that all your household appliances have strong energy star ratings. energy star-certified appliances use up to 20 percent less energy, which results in lower power bills. start wearing sweaters instead of turning up the heat in winter. open the windows in summer to cut down on the energy air conditioners consume. taking these steps and making a few other conscious choices can ensure that future generations will enjoy the same conveniences you take for granted today.

"the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower, comes a pause in the day's occupations, that is known as the children's hour. i hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet, the sound of a door that is opened, and voices soft and sweet. from my study i see in the lamplight, descending the broad hall stair, grave alice, and laughing allegra, and edith with golden hair. a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! they climb up into my turret o'er the arms and back of my chair; if i try to escape, they surround me; they seem to be everywhere. they almost devour me with kisses, their arms about me entwine, till i think of the bishop of bingen in his mouse-tower on the rhine! do you think, o blue-eyed banditti, because you have scaled the wall, such an old mustache as i am is not a match for you all! i have you fast in my fortress, and will not let you depart, but put you down into the dungeon in the round-tower of my heart. and there will i keep you forever, yes, forever and a day, till the walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away! which literary device does longfellow use most frequently in the poem? a. simile b. metaphor c. repetition d. personification

Which is the best paraphrase of the text? the capability of a bicycle makes some people want to go very fast and others to go very slow. as long as you are careful, feel free to ride like the wind. when feeling brave on a bicycle you should ride fast, but when feeling afraid riding slow is wise. if you are unable to coast, it is pointless to even ride. if you’re going to ride a bicycle, you should throw caution to the wind and take over the road, swerving where you like and taking full advantage of your ride. it’s a real joy to be able to ride a bicycle, where you have the choice of going as fast or as slow as you like, using as much courage as you feel like using.

Which statement best explains orwell's feelings about his role as a british police officer living in burma? a.) orwell dislike the imperialist practices of the british but also dislike the treatment he received from the burmese