refer to  explorations in literature  for a complete version of this narrative.read this excerpt from “the final assault” by sir edmund hillary.immediately i realized that we were on dangerous ground. on this very steep slope the snow was soft and deep with little coherence. my ice ax shaft sank into it without any support and we had no form of a belay. which statement best describes the author’s purpose in this excerpt? to persuade readers to use caution when moving across deep snow to amuse readers with an anecdote about danger to give scientific facts about the behavior of ice to provide information about the risk they were facing

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. match each informational resource with its typical contents.

What poetic devices does shakespeare use in these lines? select all that apply. they are prose. they are blank verse. they are rhyming couplets they are in iambic pentameter.

1.which of the following is an example of a secondary source? a. a biography of stephen king b. an interview with stephen king c. a novel by stephen king d. stephen king's letters to his editor 2.why should academic writers use the third-person point of view for a research paper? a. when using it, you can easily switch to a different point of view. b. it keeps your writing simple. c. it limits your credibility. d. it allows you to be more objective in your writing. 3.the author of a source may be considered reliable if he or she a. includes opposing views. b. omits information that doesn't fit his or her opinion. c. bends facts to make a point. d. summarizes facts without attribution or citation. 4 which of the following should you take into consideration when determining if an author is biased? a. your age as a reader b. the descriptive and connotative language used in the writing c. your existing personal biases d. the intended audience for the essay