Now that you’ve had a little practice analyzing the structure of argumentative texts, let’s return to “In Praise of Slacking.” What structural elements are missing from the text? Write one possible counterargument opposing the author’s claim that doing less is an ideal we should embrace. Then, explain why you do or do not find your counterargument compelling. Write your answer in 150 to 200 words.

Answer:

The author does not include a section exploring counterarguments or a conclusion.

Although there are many notable examples of successful writers who were known—at least in part—for their laziness, examples of people who were successful as a direct result of their diligence abound in a wide range of disciplines. Michael Jordan, for example, is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. During his career, he was known for his unrelenting competitiveness and attention to detail. Among authors, Ray Bradbury was known for writing one short story every week—an astounding rate of production. And many other successful authors have set page quotas and strict schedules for themselves. So, while devaluing productivity may have worked for some, focusing intently on it has worked for many others.

I find my counterargument fairly compelling. The author’s argument mainly consists of anecdotal evidence. It would be compelling if all of the available evidence supported the central claim. But the amount of anecdotal evidence that does not support the claim weakens the author’s argument and strengthens my counterargument.

Explanation:

Answer:

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Explanation:

The author does not include a section exploring counterarguments or a conclusion.

Although there are many notable examples of successful writers who were known—at least in part—for their laziness, examples of people who were successful as a direct result of their diligence abound in a wide range of disciplines. Michael Jordan, for example, is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. During his career, he was known for his unrelenting competitiveness and attention to detail. Among authors, Ray Bradbury was known for writing one short story every week—an astounding rate of production. And many other successful authors have set page quotas and strict schedules for themselves. So, while devaluing productivity may have worked for some, focusing intently on it has worked for many others.

I find my counterargument fairly compelling. The author’s argument mainly consists of anecdotal evidence. It would be compelling if all of the available evidence supported the central claim. But the amount of anecdotal evidence that does not support the claim weakens the author’s argument and strengthens my counterargument.

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NARRATOR’S VOICE

At the sound of the road and the flash of light it will be precisely six-forty-three PM on Maple Street.
At this moment one of the little boys, Tommy, looks up to listen to a sound of a tremendous screeching roar from overhead. A flash of light plays on both their faces and then it moves down the street past lawns and porches and rooftops and then disappears.

4.LONG ANGLE SHOT — LOOKING DOWN THE STREET4.

As various people leave their porches and stop what they’re doing to stare up at the sky.

—The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling

Based on the stage directions, how should readers visualize the residents of Maple Street? Choose the two best descriptions.

yelling at the sky
running to seek shelter
paying attention to the noise and flash of light
ignoring the noise and flash of light
looking up at the sky

Sitting on her bed, eating a Christmas chocolate, was a squirrel. Hannah watched it for a minute before the squirrel looked up suddenly. The squirrel saw Hannah and jumped onto the windowsill, looked back briefly, and then dashed out the open window.

Hannah smiled and shouted downstairs, "Mom, I've just solved my first mystery!"

Read the excerpt from the poem "Shiny Paper on a Stair."

The burglar was helping himself to a feast
When Hannah realized the villain was a beast.
A squirrel was indeed the culprit this time.
She knew that she still had a mountain to climb.

What is a difference between how the authors show the main characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions in the story The Mystery of the Shiny Paper and the poem "Shiny Paper on a Stair"?
Question 1 options:

In The Mystery of the Shiny Paper, Hannah wanted to be a super-sleuth. In "Shiny Paper on a Stair," Hannah longed to become a detective.

In The Mystery of the Shiny Paper, Hannah smiled and shouted. In "Shiny Paper on a Stair," Hannah felt as though she still had a mountain to climb.

In The Mystery of the Shiny Paper, Hannah carried on up the stairs despite the ripped bits of shiny paper. In "Shiny Paper on a Stair," Hannah aimed to face down the danger she sensed in the house.

In The Mystery of the Shiny Paper, Hannah found the Sherlock Holmes story captivating. In "Shiny Paper on a Stair," Hannah became a Sherlock Holmes fan after reading The Speckled Band.

Use excerpt from the book Mysterious Island by Jules Verne to complete the activity.

Everything was white, from the top of Mount Franklin to the coast—forests, prairie, lake, river, beach. The waters of the Mercy ran under a vault of ice, which cracked and broke with a loud noise at every change of tide. Thousands of birds—ducks and wood-peckers—flew over the surface of the lake. The rocks between which the cascade plunged to the borders of the Plateau were blocked up with ice. One would have said that the water leaped out of a huge gargoyle, cut by some fantastic artist of the Renaissance. To calculate the damage done to the forest by this hurricane would be impossible until the snow had entirely disappeared.

Spilett, Pencroff, and Herbert took this opportunity to look after their traps and had hard work finding them under their bed of snow. There was danger of their falling in themselves; a humiliating thing to be caught in one’s own trap! They were spared this annoyance, however, and found the traps had been untouched; not an animal had been caught, although there were a great many footprints in the neighborhood, among others, very clearly impressed marks of claws.

Herbert at once classified these carnivora among the cat tribe, a circumstance which justified the engineer’s belief in the existence of dangerous beasts on Lincoln Island. Doubtless these beasts dwelt in the dense forests of the Far West; but driven by hunger, they had ventured as far as Prospect Plateau. Perhaps they scented the inhabitants of Granite House.

In a complete, well-reasoned essay, identify the theme of the excerpt and explain how you determined that theme.

A water molecule is negative on one side and positive on the other. Because of this water molecules are attracted to each other just like magnets. This is called

Use the word perseverance in a sentence.

PLEASE HELP ASAP!! follow the instructions in the photo, write the tense for 1-10


WILL MARK BRAINLIEST

The Garza Sisters fought monsters in all of the following settings except? story of the summer of the mariposas.

Help me plsss which prompt would be best addressed with the cause-and-effect structure?

What where 3 takeaways from your 1st semester!! In complete sentences

What is the effect of the conflict in "President Cleveland, Where Are You?"

It destroys the relationship between Jerry and his best friend Roger.

It highlights Jerry's struggle choosing between helping himself or helping his brother.

It creates tension between Jerry and the other boys when he finds a Cleveland card.

It lead to the Frenchtown boys' confrontation with kids from the North Side.

Theme in Hatchet Chapters 9 & 10

Question 1 (5 points)
Theme is the message or lesson that we can take away from a story. When thinking of a theme, think about, what does the author want us to learn from what the main character is experiencing?

What themes are developing in Hatchet?

I need a Bio Poem about Crooks of mice and men (at least 11 lines).

brainly people. pray or something that my chicken will be okay, cause my dog bit her so hard he ripped a peice of her neck off and she is not okay. just........

I just wanted to say this but it doesn´t mean that you have to like it
Why do people have to be awful to one other because of their Races or their gender or the fact that their part of the LGBTQ community
or they have to be ashamed of themselves because of what they are and what they like when their family members don´t support them.
I love everybody #LoveNotHate

Is the statement, "I know everything. I'm like Siri." an allusion. True or False?
False
True

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20.TRACK SHOT WITH STEVE20.

As he walks over to the car, gets in it, turns the key.

21.DIFFERENT ANGLE – LOOKING21.
THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR

Beyond it we see the crowd watching him from the other side. Steve starts the engine. It turns over sluggishly and then just stops dead. He tries it again and this time he can't get it to turn over. Then very slowly and reflectively he turns the key back to "off" and then slowly gets out of the car.

22.GROUP SHOT22.

As they stare at Steve. He stands for a moment by the car then walks toward the group.

STEVE

I don't understand it. It was working fine before –

DON

Out of gas?

STEVE

(shakes his head)

I just had it filled up.

WOMAN ONE

What’s it mean?

—The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling

Write two to three sentences explaining what readers should visualize as they read this part of the scene.

What is a temporal word or phrase?

In "President Cleveland, Where Are You?," what does Jerry do when he finds a Grover Cleveland card?

He trades in his complete set of president cards for a new baseball glove.

He sells the card and gives the money to Armand so he can go to the dance.

He rides his bike to the North Side to trade it for a Warren G. Harding card.

He asks the storeowner if he needs two Grover Clevelands to complete the set.

read the sentence the orchestra conductor in those pictures _____ to be Leonard Bernstein which identifies the verb and the number that agree with the subject
A. appear,singular
B. appear,plural
C. appears,singular
D. appears,plural

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Which details did you include in your response? Select all that apply.
a. Steve tries to start his car.
b. A crowd watches him.
c. He is not able to start the car.
d. A woman asks him what it means.

Choose the meaning that gives a positive connotation for “small house.”

cottage
shack
dump
hole

Which statement about cigarette filters is true?
A: Filters reduce the addictive quality of cigarettes
B: Filters produce more nicotine than non-filtered cigarettes
C: Filters reduce the risk of cancer of the mouth, esophagus, larynx, and pancreas
D: Filters do not remove enough chemicals from cigarettes to make them less dangerous

How does the narrator change as the story progresses?

~She goes from disliking the yellow paper, to believing that a woman is trapped underneath it, to identifying herself completely with

that woman.

~She becomes more obedient to her husband as the story progresses, adhering to his advice and "resting" until her condition is cured.

~She becomes increasingly skeptical of her husband and is moved to write a journal in which she speculates that he is planning to kill

her and take away her child.


Please help.

1. What role has music played in movies, television shows, and commercials.

2. What type of stations feature classical and popular music videos.

3. Why have problems arisen with music videos ?

4. What positive influence has MTV had on popular music?

5. Why do you think that music has become more popular?

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Cause and Effect in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

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What is poetic language? How does it differ from a poem?

Part A

What inference can be drawn from "President Cleveland, Where Are You?"


Jerry feels pleased by his decision to give Armand money.

Roger becomes a closer friend to Rollie than Jerry.

Armand's romantic problems make him lose his appetite.

Jerry prefers spending time alone over being with friends.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail from the story best supports the answer in Part A?


"'Jeez, why did he have to be the one to get a Grover Cleveland? You should see him showing off.'"

"I did not divulge his secret and often shared his agony, particularly when he sat at the supper table and left my mother's special butterscotch pie untouched."

"His mood of dejection mirrored my own, and I sat down beside him. We did not say anything for a while."

"I was puzzled by my lethargy. Wasn't spring supposed to make everything bright and gay?"

Read this excerpt from The People Could Fly

In the kingdom there was a woman who had a smart son. His name was Manuel. She was a widow and they were very poor. Manuel told his mother that he was going to the palace to try to guess the riddle of the princess and get them a fortune. Even better, he said, he would try to give the princess a riddle to guess first.

How does the plot influence characterization in this excerpt?

The exposition introduces Manuel as a clever boy.
The exposition suggests that Manuel is dishonest.
The rising action reveals that Manuel cares for the princess..
The rising action proves that Manuel is capable of earning money.

A poem about sleeping (3 stanzas and 4 lines in each stanza) I need it please

Complete the table to compare and contrast the structure of passage 1 and passage 2.