your mother was in great pain and had to be rushed to the hospital. you parked in a handicapped space because your mother has a handicapped placard, but forgot to put the placard up in the window. just your luck, a police officer ticketed your car and now you have a $350 ticket attached to your windshield wiper.

prompt: write a letter in which you use ethos, pathos, and logos appeals to have the judge overturn your ticket.

Read the excerpt from the common sense of bicycling: bicycling for ladies. the bicycle is capable of such high speed that there is a strong temptation to ride so fast as to cause over exertion or excessive perspiration. on the other hand some people ride too slow, causing a zigzag and uncertain movement. while exercising reasonable caution, be a fearless rider. when you come to a steep hill, if the road is clear, let it go as fast as it will. if you rid yourself of that ghost of fear, coasting is one of the greatest delights of cycling. which is the best paraphrase of the text?

Prior to researching, a writer should a. create an outline b. cite sources c. compose a draft d. create research questions select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d the answer is d

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.