Based on the information presented in the essay, what is one message the reader can infer? Answer A Avoiding competition is better than participating when failure is certain. B Being rewarded simply for participating belittles the efforts of the winners. C Persistence ensures that a loser will eventually become a winner. D Satisfaction comes from being dedicated and doing your best.

What is the phrase a tiny shoot of phase prikled by the mind

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Acredible source is one that is (4 points) select one: a. with bias b. not useful c. persuasive d. trustworthy