Part A: The BEST statement to convey the scientific evidence about intelligence presented in the selection from <em>The Future of the Mind</em> is <u>D.</u> Most people who are considered geniuses use intelligence, imagination, and hard work to achieve their goals.
Part B: The sentence from the selection from The Future of the Mind that most clearly supports the answer to Part A is D. The point here is that genius is perhaps a combination of being born with certain mental abilities and also the determination and drive to achieve great things.
<h3>Who is a genius?</h3>
A genius is a person that possesses the following innate and developed abilities:
- Extraordinary intelligence
- Creative power
- Observation
- Attentive memory.
Thus, a genius does not only depend on intelligence and imagination but uses hard work to achieve excellence.
Learn more about geniuses at brainly.com/question/2254407
The answer is the first 1
A - "We were on the verge of bankruptcy..." + "Vibrant and Prosperous"
"On the verge" related to being on the edge, like being close to the end of a cliff. Those words invoke imagery
Vibrant means bright and thriving, and prosperous means rich, successful and flourishing. Those words are pretty charged!
B - "We were a sinking ship" + "We repaired our ship"
The person speaking compares the state of the town to a ship sinking
C - There is no example for parallelism
D - "Five years ago...Five years ago...Five years later. I am your mayor...as the mayor"
The speaker (who is the mayor) repeats the phrase "five years ago", putting emphasis on key ideas
I hope this helps you understand!
Part A: Line 6
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a group of words. Line 6 is "<em>Late spring sky,</em> Ms. Marcus says, <em>Almost summer sky.</em>" The /s/ sound is repeated fives times at the beginning of the words in this line of poetry.
Part B: It sounds soothing and peaceful.
The /s/ sound is a soothing and peaceful sound. Even the words soothing and peaceful have the /s/ sound. It creates a soothing a peaceful mood just like the long days at the end of spring and beginning of summer.
The right answer would be B.
