Answer: The answer is below.
Comparing:
Both of the themes from these excerpts are about how you can be able to learn despite differences in yourself from others.
Contrasting:
The theme of <em>The Story of My Life</em> by Helen Keller is that you are able to do anything you put your mind to, even if you are physically impaired in some way.
The main theme in the excerpt of <em>The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass</em>, is that you can learn how to do things even if you are of a different ethnic background.
In other words, the main character in the story are different in different ways (one is blind, the other was of a different ethnicity)
Answer:
Option A.
Explanation:
Memorization may seem like an answer, but the tendency for people who do memorize their speeches is that when they mess up, they repeat the phrase again and again, adding no variation to it. In contrast, you are free to do what you please with carefully prepared notes.
Answer: A
Explanation: An informative essay is meant to give info, so I think the correct answer would be A, to entertain the reader with amusing details. It's usually in a formal tone, but informative essays will always have many details that need to keep the reader or audience entertained. Hope this helps.