Answer: B) Cell phones in the classroom cause too many distractions.
Explanation: an argument or claim is a statement assertion that something is true. A counterclaim is a statement or an idea that refutes the claim. The main argument of the given paragraph is that have cell phones in the classroom is an advantage for the students, because they help them with things like spell check and internet access. The counterclaim the author addresses is that cell phones in the classroom can also cause distractions.
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If you say the theme of the story article or whatever you're reading is "love" for say, you won't be able to say anything substantial about it. You need to be specific, and this is best done in a sentence Example: "Forbidden love can have terrible consequences"
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<em>Describe the theme of "Annabel Lee." What devices does the poet use to emphasize this theme?</em>
- <em>The theme that Edgar Allan Poe works in Annabel Lee is very common in his poems and short stories. There is nothing more romantic and poetic than the love of a man for his recent dead beloved person. It is very common that Poe highlights the love that was felt by Annabel Lee’s loved one. This takes the reader into the first good sensations of the story, to feel a never-ending love through the characters of the story, “And this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me” . Then, Edgar Allan Poe corrupts the good sensations of the story to give it a sadder tone, “A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful Annabel Lee; so that her highborn kinsmen came and bore her away from me”. </em>
- <em>He uses personification when mentioning that angels felt no so happy and envy for their love, giving a human feeling or state to the concept or idea of angels.
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The correct answer is:
B. He describes how nature will reclaim a city over the course of many years
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The World Without Us by Alan Weisman depicts what would happen to the environment if humans abruptly vanished. He describes how cities would be reclaimed by nature and how surviving lifeforms would develop. Residential neighborhoods would grow into forests within 500 years.
