Which of these prompts would require a persuasive essay? select all that applies

a) why is math taught at school?

b) videogames are effective educational tools.

c) describe a time when you made your family proud.

d) there should be an age restriction on social networking sites.

e) describe your first day at summer camp.

Isaw clearly the doom which had been prepared for me, and congratulated myself upon the timely accident by which ! had escaped. another step before my fall, and the world had seen me no more and the death just avoided was of that very character which i had regarded as fabulous and frivolous in the tales respecting the inquisition. to the victims of its tyranny, there was the choice of death with its direst physical agonies, or death with its most hideous moral horrors. i had been reserved for the latter. by long suffering my nerves had been unstrung, until i trembled at the sound of my own voice, and had become in every respect a fitting subject for the species of torture which awaited me. which torture does the passage above reference? a. being eaten alive by rats b.being sliced open by a giant blade c.being killed by falling into a hole d. being burned alive

Which method of characterization does the author use to the reader get to know mrs. allison? actions appearance dialogue thoughts

Thomas carefully ran on the dry, hard ground barefoot and then jumped quickly into the cold pool?