Rewrite the following paragraph to improve its unity and coherence. As you do this, consider the following:

Does the paragraph have a clear topic sentence?
Do all of the details logically support the topic sentence?
Does the paragraph have adequate transitions to make connections between sentences clear?
Is another sentence needed here or there to explain or develop a vague idea? Do not hesitate to add to the paragraph, if necessary!
Are any of the details irrelevant to the main idea of the paragraph?
Are any ideas repeated unnecessarily?

My eight-year-old brother is a pest. He is eight years old. He has black hair. He is not the average size for an eight year old. He is short for his age. He gets up early on Saturday mornings and wakes everyone up because the cartoons are on. On weekdays, we have to make him get up to get ready for school. He always waits until the last minute to put on his clothes. When he doesn't get his way, he whines until he gets it. He is a spoiled little brat. He always gets his way with our parents. This is the little boy that I have to put up with everyday.

Which best defines a literary stereotype and its purpose in literary? a- a literary stereotype is a term used interchangeably with prejudice.b- a literary stereotypes creates conflict and contrast how a character may seem with who a character really is. c- a literary stereotypes has no purpose in literary in literary expect to reveal prejudice and express the views of an antagonist. d- a literary stereotype is a way for the writer to indicate whether a character is good or evil, a protagonist or an antagonist.

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Determine the meaning of the word *propel* using the context clues in the sentence. wind power is the ability to capture the wind in a way to *propel* the blades of wind turbines. a) to move slowly b) to urge onward c) to stop from moving d) to drive, or cause to move, forward