The Author's purpose in writing "Getting to the Pointe" is to - A)
persuade readers that ballet dancers should be considered athletes first,
artists second
B)
explain that although ballet dancers are artists, they also have the skills of
extreme athletes
C)
ward aspiring dancers about the dangers of ballet
D
explain why ballet dancers do not dance en pointe until they are at least
twelve years old

Eating while you drive a.increases your risk of being involved in a collision b.is only risky with heavily packaged foods c.should only be done with food that can be handled easily

Read the first stanza of wallace stevens's 'the anecdote of the jar' below: i placed a jar in tennessee, and round it was, upon a hill. it made the slovenly wilderness surround that hill. which of these is the best paraphrase of the stanza? o a. when i placed a jar outside in tennessee, it seemed to dominate all of nature. o b. the round jar i put on a hill looked strange amidst the wildness of nature o c. i put a round jar on a hill in tennessee, and the jar made the wilderness surround it. o d. i placed a jar on a round, wilderness-covered hill in tennessee.

Which elements are important to include in the conclusion of an argumentative editorial? check all that apply