A ballad. Can either be a folk ballad or a literary ballad
Answer:
The author develops the central idea in paragraph 1 through 4 stating the fact that companies are deliberately creating gadgets that have less life, so that consumers buy new products.
Explanation:
Excerpt from Gadgets: Built To Not Last is an article written by Mike Elgan. The article talks about the durability of electronic gadgets these days. The author asserts that the companies these days deliberately make gadgets that does not last long. The reason for doing so is that consumer will buy new products once the old becomes obsolete.
The author cites an example of his experience in paragraph 2, how bulb in his lasted only 1-year whereas the bulb in near fire station is working since 1901.
The author asserts that by creating less durable gadgets the company earns money. Because obsolete gadgets will mean buying of new products whereas long durable products will lessen such chances.
Answer:
a) Rock lyrics can be poetry
Explanation:
The author answrs their own question leading from the first to the econd paragraph.
"my friends went to a concert last Monday on Labor Day."
The M in 'my' needs to be a capital letter since it is in the beginning of the sentence. 'Monday' and 'Labor Day' or correctly capitalized.
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