Answer:
one can go without water for a day or two but can survive without air only for a few minutes
Explanation:
While Padmi looks frantically for her pen, her sister calmly writes with it. "While Padmi looks frantically for her pen," cannot stand alone. Using it in "While Padmi looks frantically for her pen, her sister calmly writes with it." makes it dependent on the second part of the sentence.
Answer:
The cremation of Jews in the concentration camps.
Explanation:
Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair, and Memory" is his Nobel Prize lecture where he recounts his personal experiences during the Holocaust. In his lecture, he tells what he had witnessed during the Nazi regime and how the things that he saw, the memories must serve as a reminder to humans to not repeat the horrendous acts.
In the given excerpt from the text, Wiesel talks of <em>"the survivors"</em> and the memories that they remember. Talking of the <em>"victims"</em>, he recounts the suffering of these people. And through his description, we can know that he is talking about the concentration camps and how people, irrespective of age and gender, are burned in the chambers.
Thus, the correct answer is the third option.
<span>QUESTION: A writer wants to develop an argument on the following issue: Social media can be a distraction, but its uses outweigh its drawbacks. Which answer offers the most precise argumentative claim on this issue?
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Explanation: Depending on the writers beliefs of the issue stated above, the argument can be that the issue is true / positive or it can be false / negative towards the statement.
<span>1. With all that social media sites have to offer, it is not surprising that people spend so much time on it that they waste their days. (This does not address the benefits / uses.)
2. </span>Social media sites offer a great many benefits to people for communication, and no one should avoid it on principle. (This is pro-social media it does not argue the negative drawbacks.)<span>
3. ANSWER: While social media sites often distract us from our daily duties, with balance, there are useful ways it can improve our lives. This statement A.) Addresses & acknowledges the negative - distraction. B.) Offers a solution - time management. C.) Concludes that </span>there are useful ways it can improve our lives.<span>
</span><span>4. Given our dependence on social media, it's no wonder we have lost the ability to do simple tasks like talk to people face-to-face. (This argues only the negative side and does not mention benefits.)</span>
