The author probably chose to use first-person narration to tell the story of "let sleeping dogs lie" because it a) aides in establishing the author's opinions for the reader b) informs readers of the author's tendency towards exaggeration c) allows the author to emphasize his role as an anti-war activist d) allows the author to avoid over-reliance on historical data

Find a newspaper or magazine (either print or digital form), and select one piece of media to evaluate. after reading/viewing the media, describe it, and explain what you believe the purpose and intended audience of the piece may have been. then, label the techniques (images, layout, video, sound, etc.) that were used, and how those techniques interacted to create either an effective or ineffective piece of media. your response should be at least 200 words.