The following excerpt is from Kevin Powers’ The Yellow Birds (published in 2012). In this passage, the main character, Private John Bartle, is home on leave from military service and is thinking about a fellow soldier. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how Powers uses literary elements and techniques to reveal Private Bartle’s complex perspective.

Which sentence you is an example of chronological structure in “the city without us”?

Subject: save the whales! dear professor crest, i know you are really busy and everything, but i was hoping that you could spend more time thinking about how to save the whales. it’s up to us to speak up on their behalf. it’s really wrong that some amusement parks use these poor, defenseless animals for recreational purposes. this must be stopped, and you’re the person to do it! ttyl, jules which revisions would make this e-mail more formal? check all that apply. a. removing the contractions b. removing the exclamation points c. removing the salutation d. removing the slang and casual speech e. removing the information about amusement parks

Which type of rhetoric is used in this sentence? while i'm certain some will disagree with what i'm about to say, i respectfully ask them to listen to the evidence i will provide to support my claim