What was the author's purpose for providing the details in the first paragraph of "A Simple Act." It was the first day of September in 1986, and the morning rain had given way to bright sunshine. A successful
advertising executive made her way across 56th street toward Broadway, on the west side of Manhattan. A young boy
-all of eleven years old and dressed in scruffy clothes-asked for some change for something to eat. Laura Schroff
Lowered her head and walked on: Manhattan was full of panhandlers, and she hardly even noticed them any more.

"and these i address to all females that would be married, or are already so; not that i suppose their sex more faulty than the other, and most to want advice, for i assure [women], upon my honour, i believe the quite contrary; but the reason is, because i esteem them better disposed to receive and practice it, and therefore am willing to begin, where i may promise myself the best success." this statement from franklin's "rules and maxims for promoting matrimonial happiness" best demonstrates his use of criticism to argue his point his use of common sense to appeal to women his use of flattery to gain women's attention his use of facts to prove his point

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?

98 points and brainliest for think of an intense argument you had or witnessed sometime in your life. close your eyes and remember every detail. to turn this into a dramatic scene you will need to make changes that will make it make more sense to the audience. 500-600 words a description of the set up that explains what happened before the scene diction that matches the characters character objectives and obstacles are clearly conveyed a scene that escalates in dramatic intensity diction that is appropriate to the audience words that are not wasted in idle chit chat action (stage directions) that enhance the scene proper formatting for drama