Read the passage from “La Puerta.” A dog-tired Sinesio returned home from his job in a mattress sweat shop. With a weary step from the autobús, Sinesio gathered the last of his strength and darted across the busy avenida into the ramshackle colonia where children played in the meandering pathways that would soon turn into a noisy arroyo of rushing water. Which word best describes the mood created by this passage?
A: sympathetic
B: uninterested
C:curious
D: doubtful

Match the elements of historical analysis to the corresponding information about the gettysburg address.

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

How can you tell that the text is from a biography