Which sentence in the passage indicates an optimistic tone?
throughout life you're faced with more than your share of forks in the road. (every decision shapes who you are and who you will become). that's why big decisions take such careful consideration. (as a freshman in high school, my biggest decision was whether to have pancakes or toast for breakfast). but soon i would be faced with a far bigger decision—where to go to college and what career to pursue.

(by the beginning of junior year, everyone was talking about where they wanted to go to college). i wanted to go to a college out of state, but the schools i was interested in were very expensive.( even though my family doesn’t have a lot of money, i knew i could get a scholarship if i improved my grades). i spent my junior year working on raising my gpa. by the time i was a senior, i could clearly see the path to a good school. words in () are prosable answer

Adam posted in a thread about theoretical physics. in his post he refuted general relativity and cited a paper that was recently self-published by one person on her own personal website and had no references to other works in the field.which important question did adam not answer sufficiently when evaluating the cited paper?

1. according to mla citation style rules, when citing a book by more than one author, the authors' names should a. be listed alphabetically by first name. b. be listed alphabetically by last name. c. be listed in the order in which they appear on the title page. d. follow the title of the book. 2.which of the following items is not necessary to include in summary notes? a. all the information that is relevant to your topic and purpose b. complete publication information c. the time and date you read the source material d. specific examples 3. which of the following is not an objective of synthesizing sources? a. reviewing key ideas on a topic b. combining opinions and general statements c. exploring different points of view d. understanding the topic in depth 4.when punctuating quotations, commas and are placed inside the quotation marks. a. semicolons b. periods c. colons d. page numbers in parentheses 5. in academic writing, why would you prefer to rely on information from scholarly journals rather than magazines? a. authors in scholarly journals are generally specialists in their field. b. magazines use every-day experiences and discuss popular topics. c. scholarly journals never include visuals. d. scholarly journals are more difficult to find, and therefore more valuable. 6.when punctuating direct quotations, use a after the verb that introduces the quotation. a. comma b. dash c. colon d. seimicolon

Which phrase from the declaration of independence best relates to anthony's theme of equal rights for all people? a. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness b . to secure these, governments are instituted among men c. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed d. endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights