An emotional appeal combined with a use of statistics
Answer:
The author's message is that children's beauty contests are controversial and may not present benefits for children.
Explanation:
In “Winner Crowned at Miss Northern Iowa Child Pageant” the author shows how even among many parents who encourage and support their children to participate in beauty contests, there are many parents who do not believe that this is a healthy and beneficial competition for children, making these beauty contests very controversial.
Parents who are against this type of contest, claim that children are used as a spectacle, painted in a way that even adult women would rule, in addition to not being taught with good and constructive values, being used as an object for the benefit of administrators and not themselves.
The author used verbal irony as a literary device.
Answer and explanation:
At the end of the second paragraph Soueif tells readers that "the lights of Cairo will not come on tonight," referring to a government-imposed curfew and shutdown of internet and phone communications. This glimpse contributes to Soueif's description of the present as in the present will be constantly changing given the uncertainty of not knowing how that night will end taking into account the events that occur.
Answer:
“Any organized team activity should demonstrate a commitment to injury prevention.”
Explanation:
It helps to prevent injuries and keeps the children as well as their parents happy.
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