A they other seem a bit lengthy and run on too long:)
Answer:
Preparation helps you anticipate what the judges/moderators are looking for.
Light , bright, visible :)
I would probably say that the author used diction to achieve some kind of effect in the first sentence.
A. The teacher stood at the door smiling brightly and welcoming each student to her classroom on the first day of school.
The author's diction, or word choice, in this sentence portrays the teacher as a nice, kind, caring person.
1.)Finn Whitman 2.)Charlene Turner 3.)Amanda Lockhart 4.)Isabella Angelo 5.)Terrence Maybeck