Question Which of the following best represents the central idea of the passage? (RI 8.2) a. The Taj Mahal is designed with many intricate details, which represent the beauty of its history.) b. After the fall of the Mughal Empire, the Taj Mahal was destroved and left in ruins by invasive acts of looting c. The white marble building was designed to reflect various hues based on sunlight levels. The Taj Mahal was built in honor of the British viceroy who overthrew the Mughal Empire Based on your answer. write a paragraph on the back of this page explaining how the author developed the central idea throughout the passage, providing textual evidence to support your rationale.

“unlike my opponent, i propose freedom from crime, freedom from poverty, and freedom from unemployment “ what rhetorical approach is the speaker most likely to be talking in this sentence? a. the speaker wants the audience to question the meaning of freedom and redifine it. b. the speaker wants the structure of this sentence to stand out in the listeners minds. c. the speaker wants to anticipate and address w counter-argument from his or her opponent. d. the speaker wants to transition into a topic that is largely unrelated to previous topics.

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. match each excerpt to the type of characterization it uses.