The thesis statement in a compare/contrast essay fulfills what purpose?

a. defines the main similarities between the items

b. defines the differences between the items

c. defines what specifically is being compared and/or contrasted

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. Why were the English the first to build factories to mill cloth? Because of the wealth they gained, the trade connections they made, and the banking systems they developed in the slave and sugar trade.

Provide a summary of the story. What is the central theme, and how is that theme developed?

Why does Karana decide to no longer kill animals such as seals and otters? A. She no longer cares for the taste of animals. B. She sees them as friends, not creatures to hunt. C.

How are our lifestyles shaping and changing the planet?

In chapter one of the great gatsby, are daisy and nick racist?

Take the two independent clauses below and select the combination that creates a grammatically correct compound sentence. Hannah jammed her thumb. Kayle almost broke her hip and her elbow. O A. Hannah and Kayle broke several bones. B.

Phillip Freneau's poem American Liberty the speaker describes being slaves and minions to a parliment. What is the intended meaning of this hyperbole?

Who has been wronged the most by the end of act II. Is it Roderigo, Othello, Cassio or desdemona?

An implicit statement is something expressed directly. True or False

Select all the words that are part of the prepositional phrase in this sentence. : The elderly woman smiled fondly while straightening the mess from her grandchildren's visit