On December 2007 <u>Al Gore</u> held his Acceptance Speech for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. In his speech he quotes several well-known and respected people like Winston Churchill, Mahatma Ghandi, George Orwell, etc. to strengthen his plea for a better handling of the environmental issue.
Question: Which sentence is most clearly focused on the context of Al Gore's speech?
Answer: A. Quoting respected people is one way Al Gore supports his points about the environment.
This question is incomplete; here´s the complete question.
Read Abalone, Abalone, Abalone, by Toshio Mori
Why does the author describe the extent to which the narrator is puzzled by mr. abe’s collecting?
Why does the author describe the extent to which the narrator is puzzled by Mr. Abe’s collecting?
A. To give insight into the narrator’s culture
B. To explain the narrator’s relationship with Mr. Abe
C. To establish the narrator as unreliable.
D. To make the narrator’s later shift in understanding more significant
Answer: D. To make the narrator’s later shift in understanding more significant
Explanation:
At first, the narrator highlights how much he´s intrigued about why would Mr. Abe keep collecting and polishing abalone shells since his front porch was practically full of them already. This initial mystery becomes more significant when the narrator finds an abalone shell, understands the reason for that practice, and starts a collection of his own.
I agree with the person above - the correct answer should be <span>D. This type of organization discusses the similarities and differences between two or more topics.
When you want to compare and contrast, the most important thing to do is to find similarities (compare), and differences (contrast) so that you can successfully complete your organizational strategy based on these results.
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