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ACT Reading 2.5 Social Science Passage. According to the passage, why does Ferri believe the correctional school of criminal law is relatively ineffective?
Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how they develop Videos 5 videos
ACT Reading: Social Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. Based on the passage, which of the following is not a conclusion reached by Freud in the co...
Texas EOC English 2: Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts Drill 2, Problem 1
Analyze effectiveness of structure an author uses during an exposition or argument Videos 5 videos
CAHSEE ELA 4.1 Expository Writing. How are the events organized?
In this GED problem, figure out why the author decided to include two paragraphs of first person narration at the beginning of the paragraph. GED R...
GED Reasoning through Language Arts 3.1 Reading Skills. What does Paine achieve by placing this statement after his argument?
Analyze seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance Videos 4 videos
The Constitution of the United States is the highest law in the land: it's a written statement of the core principles of the American government. I...
The Bill of Rights was made to protect Americans from too many restrictions and regulations in addition to ensuring our well-being under our govern...
Ever heard of a "living document"? They eat and breathe just like the rest of us! They even walk around on their own two legs. Okay, fine—maybe t...
Cite textual evidence to support analysis Videos 5 videos
ACT Reading 2.5 Social Science Passage. According to the passage, why does Ferri believe the correctional school of criminal law is relatively...
ACT Reading 1.3 Social Science Passage. According to Freud, which of the following best describes the "double-sided" nature of dreams?
Determine author’s purpose through effective rhetoric Videos 5 videos
AP U.S. History 4.1 Period 3: 1754-1800. The argument in the excerpt is most clearly an example of which of the following late 18th-century trends?
AP English Language and Composition 4.9 Passage Drill. The syntax of the third paragraph suggests that the speaker...what?
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text Videos 5 videos
ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.1 Passage Drill 7. The primary purpose of this passage is what?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.4 Passage Drill 3. How is Burne's view of pacifism best characterized in lines 57 through 67?
Reasoning in seminal U.S. texts for both legal purposes and public advocacy Videos 5 videos
The Constitution of the United States is the highest law in the land: it's a written statement of the core principles of the American government. I...
The Bill of Rights was made to protect Americans from too many restrictions and regulations in addition to ensuring our well-being under our govern...
Ever heard of a "living document"? They eat and breathe just like the rest of us! They even walk around on their own two legs. Okay, fine—maybe t...