The setting of "Marigolds" is during the depression or the 30s. You know this because the story says, "The depression that gripped the nation was no new thing to us" and "the black workers of rural Maryland had always been depressed".
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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In order to make an ethos, or ethical, appeal, convince the audience that you are a reliable, intelligent and can be trusted. Here is how you can achieve this: Provide personal experience or know someone whose experience can relate to what you are talking about. Use detailed and recent research in your argument.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
B: Despite the short prep time, Washington team members Enzo Garcia and Nicole Marconi had no problem speaking first, explaining their support for recent actions in the Middle East.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of "The Appalachian Trail: A Hike Through History"
<u><em>a. Many people labored for many decades to create the Appalachian Trail.</em></u>
According to the article, what environmental purpose is served by the trail?
<u><em>b. It provides means of monitoring air quality.</em></u>
The most likely purpose for Burgess's journal entry is to 
<em><u>b. document his experience and feelings.</u></em>
Based on Burgess's journal entry, what lesson is he taking away from his Appalachian Trail hike?
<em><u>c. Challenging yourself can change your outlook on life.</u></em>
In both the article and the journal entry, we learn that
<u><em>a. part of the trail runs through mountains in Georgia.</em></u>
 
        
             
        
        
        
A gerund looks like a verb which ends in -ing, but it functions as a noun in a sentence. A predicate noun follows a linking verb, such as <em>to be, to seem, </em>etc. So, among all these examples, the only gerund phrase which is used as a predicate noun is found in the last sentence, and the gerund is leading, whereas the whole phrase is leading people to their seats.