(Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson). all of the details in the paragraph relate to the main point of the paragraph. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. Which of the following sentences makes a plausible statement about the novel's theme? The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 31 Although Morrison's novels are not written in the style of Magical Realism, they do share some similarities with this tradition (McLaren). Explain. Gardner argues that timed tests would provide students the opportunity to prove themselves and their ability "to read, write, and think well" (23). "Despite its title, Sula actually has three protagonists: Shadrack, Sula/Nel, and the community of black people who live in the Bottom. Radical positions can go so far that they have limited effects on the mainstream, which appears to be the case for Naomi Kleins book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. --Jonathan Franzen, The End of the End of the Earth, 2018, p. 40 While some readers might argue that Sylvia does not realize the importance of being humble and grounded in reality, Sylvia's determination that "ain't nobody gonna beat me at nuthin" is the key that will lead her to achieving her goals. Both relationships seem doomed despite the differing responses by the wives to their husbands' expressed desire for connection and communication. that his mother had thrown his sister off the wagon when the wolves approached. While Sula was not sure what Shadrack meant by "always," for Shadrack it meant permanence, a way to comfort her against the certainty of death. For those few jobs where speed is important, timed tests may be useful. (1) Citation mining: using a text's citations and notes to track down other similar or related sources (2) Web of Science: a digital archive that can find where else the source that you are using has been cited (3) Bootstrapping: clicking on keywords in a source to find similar sources with the same keywords (4) Researching: finding information on a topic from reliable sources. How do we know the main character's father is exploiting him? Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." (2) "Burn your sister's shawl so it can cloak her spirit.". By his way of dressing, Arnold Friend seems to be attempting ________. In these conditions, direct challenges are likely to meet unyielding resistance, while a more indirect route may create space for incumbents, such as established corporations, opinion leaders and politicians, to positively re-evaluate climate activist positions. With these words, environmental activist Bill McKibben launched a radical and moral broadside against the fossil-fuel industry and its contributions to climate change in Rolling Stone magazine in. The radical otherness of birds in integral to their beauty and their value. He makes it so easy for the rest of us to be reasonable. Brower, the first Executive Director of the Sierra Club, was a controversial figure who pushed the environmental movement to take more aggressive actions. (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson). In summary, McKibben argues that the inhabitable planet is shrinking because (select all that apply): (1) consistently higher temperatures will likely make certain areas uninhabitable (2) desertification will reduce the amount of harvestable land (3) coastlines are being lost to sea-level rise. First introduced by sociologist Herbert Haines in 1984, the radical flank effect refers to the positive or negative effects that radical activists can have on more moderate ones in the same cause. The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. Few tasks in lifeand very few tasks in scholarshipactually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. The novel's protagonists - Shadrack, Nel/Sula, and the community of people who live in the Bottomrepresent an anti-war theme through overlapping and connected plots (Reddy 31). Which is the better thesis statement? The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. Some are good and some are bad, but most of them are bits of both. When conducting research, it is usually the case that most of the sources a student reads will make it into her or his paper. Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Resistance is not traditionally regarded as a technology, but McKibben argues that it is a uniquely human practice. Thus, the battle cry of divestment became a call for prudent attention to financial risk. I try to burrow as deeply as I can into characters. The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers comparing the characters in the short stories "Pillow Talk" by Alisdair Gray and "Everything is Green" by David Foster Wallace. Our study also suggests that indirect attempts to shift the debate may be especially useful in highly polarized issues like U.S. climate politics. (Check all that apply): (1) specific examples (2) descriptions (3) analogies (4) quotes from sources. What does the father in the second part of the story carry in his pocket? It is not a fiction that "the sea is reclaiming the [Florida] peninsula and, most urgently, its southern part" (Portes & Armony, 2018, p. 176). For example, he says that (check all that apply) A, crop fields polluted with salt can no longer be cultivated and people have had to move away B. ice melting in the coasts leaves towns, cities, and villages without protection from ocean waves with no page numbers, quote is from paragraph 13 Furthermore, by pitting contrasting figures against one another, Morrison repeatedly reverses the reader's expectations. Question 8 Selected Answer: True McKibben writes that private companies connected to fossil fuel interests have lobbied to slow down uses of solar energy. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers that are to make an argument about whether W.H. Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. While capitalism has produced a plethora of socioeconomic benefits over its relatively brief history, it has also instigated unforeseen and undesirable consequences. The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: For those jobs that require speed, timed tests are useful (Gardner 23). For those few jobs where speed is important, timed tests may be useful. Big game hunting should not be banned: It is a noble sport that actually helps conservation efforts in important ways. The book focuses on two friends, Sula and Nel, but both have been shaped, and continue to be shaped, by their experiences with their families, particularly their mothers. --Rachel Lister, "Literary Contexts in Novels: Toni Morrison's Sula," database article with no page numbers The emotionally stunting effect of this treatment is plain . Her novels reflect the workings of communities, the dilemmas faced by these families, and the problems encountered in their relationships. Nel and Sula become friends precisely because they are so similar. The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: These rituals that were part of National Suicide day had not protected him from the unexpected anguish of Sula's death. In our data, we found her more extreme calls to shred capitalism had a far more limited effect in the public debate. For example, he writes that (select all that apply): (1) rising temperatures are increasing the number of heat-related deaths (2) in some places, temperatures are staying in the three-digit range, even at night (3) the amount of work people can do outdoors has been reduced by ten percent (4) heat waves that used to happen once in a generation are predicted to occur for several weeks yearly, leading to mass migration and famine (5) employees have walked away from work because it was too hot to continue. Pay close attention to punctuation. (3) What is the meaning of the character's name? Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The CRAAP test allows us to determine the credibility and value of sources. (5) Purpose: What are the motivations behind the writing of this text? The responses of birds to acute climatic stress are not well studied, but birds have been adapting to such stresses for tens of millions of years, and they're surprising us all the timeemperor penguins relocating their breeding grounds as the Antarctic ice melts, tundra swans leaving the water and learning to glean grains from agricultural fields. McKibben reports that recently a major fossil fuel company said it would spend 1/100 of its budget to back the fight for a carbon tax of $40 for a ton of oil, but climate scientists believe that such a tax would not have enough of an effect at this point. Conversely, the positive radical flank effect is when members of a social movement are viewed in contrast to each other; extreme actions from some members make other organizations seem more palatable or reasonable. Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. Although the Internet offers a tremendous array of sources for our research, two problems of conducting Inter-based research are that 1) there is so much to sift through and 2) there is unreliable, biased, and untrue information. In summary, McKibben argues that the inhabitable planet is shrinking because (select all that apply): new species are taking over the places where humans used to live consistently higher temperatures will likely make certain areas uninhabitable desertification will reduce the amount of harvestable land coastlines are being lost to sea level rise Question 9 Selected Answer: False Response Feedback: Whose point of view does the story present? "Because restricting greenhouse gas emissions would slow economic growth and increase unemployment and because the United States should not be held to higher environmental standards than its economic competitors, it is up to the private sector to address the challenges of climate change.". Pay close attention to punctuation and wording in the quotation. They are always among us but never of us. The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. He might as well sit forever on his riverbank and stare out of the window at the moon. Javi's mother has done many jobs, including (check all that apply): (1) selling water bottles by the side of the road (2) taking care of children. Now, five years later, the effort seems to some to have been a failure, at least by the financial measures they laid out. Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. he realizes that he will probably never see his mother again. William Cronon, one of McKibben . Maggie and Mama put the everyday objects of their lives to use. McKibben lists two effects of climate change that humans are already experiencing. The people in these novels are complex. (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson). Bill McKibben is the author of Eaarth, The End of Nature, Deep Economy, Enough, Fight Global Warming Now, The Bill McKibben Reader, and numerous other books. (1) Currency: How recently was the text published and how does that affect its accuracy and content. For those few jobs where speed is important, timed tests may be useful. --Joseph McLaren, "Masterplots: Sula," database article with no page numbers Pay close attention to punctuation. "Toni Morrison's Sula begins and ends with death: The "prologue" to the novel tells of the death of both a neighborhood and its characteristic way of life, and the "epilogue," . The conflict in the story peaks when ________. Without her mockery affection for others sank into flaccid disrepair. Which is the better thesis? McKibben argues that the economic expansion of the last several decades has been misinterpreted by politicians on both the left and the right, and by a lot of economists to boot . 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