A Devin is giving a speech about race car driving and would like to include a narrative to help his audience relate to his
topic. Which of the following would be the least effective choice for Devin to include in his speech?
a story about when he raced pinewood derby cars with his Boyscout troop as a child and first
dreamed of racing cars in real life
b a story about his passion for the street racing film series 'The Fast and the Furious"
a story about how his favorite race car driver, Buddy Rice, won the Indianapolis 500 in 2004
d. a story about Dale Earnhardt's death at the Daytona 500 race in 2001 and how it affected him
C

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.

What name was given to the western european christian church after the religious schism in 1054 ce?

Which best expresses the irony present in this passage?