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Read the excerpt from the article about public speaking

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Read the excerpt from the article about public speaking

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Answer:
What is the main argument?
What rhetorical devices are used (point out at least two).
For each rhetorical device, add a quote that shows that device.

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How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking

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How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking

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The first step in getting rid of your fear of speaking in public is to find out why it’s a fear in the first place. The main reason is the fear of being embarrassed. This includes being laughed at, messing up, or doing anything foolish and having the audience judge you. Do you get nervous when you are in a room by yourself? Probably not. It’s only when there are other people, people who might judge you or think badly of you, that causes you to get nervous usually.

Knowing why you have this fear of being in front of an audience will help you figure out what to do to overcome the fear. Once the fear is revealed, it can be conquered. It could also be that you had a bad experience in the past that trigger feelings of fear. Either way, for most people, it comes down to the fear of what others might think of them.

Read more at http://www.motivationalwellbeing.com/fear-of-public-speaking.html#ixzz4S5lz8EDZ

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Write two details from the cat picture.
Write two inferences based on the details.
Label each detail and inference.

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Write an example of each and label them. Base your questions on "An Awkward Silence."

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Read the short story: "An Awkward Silence."
1. Is the little girl a flat or a round character?
2. Is she dynamic or static?
3. What is she like?
4. Choose a quote that shows what she is like then describe it as indirect or direct characterization.

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I watched her draw while the dust from the country road billowed around the passenger seat window. She held the red felt-tipped pen in her slight hand like it was an extension of her self. Small squares of yellow memo pad paper were scattered in her lap. It was all I could scrounge up in hopes of keeping a four year old sufficiently occupied for the drive to her grandmother's house. Red suns, smiling faces and sunflowers bobbed gently with the moving car. Her face was somber and serious. I continued to drive on, glancing periodically at her as she sketched and ripped and arranged her tiny canvasses of art. Not a word was said and I was beginning to feel uncomfortable with the silence. I felt it was my obligation to entertain her somehow and tried to engage her in conversation."So tell me sweetie," I asked, "what's your favourite colour?""I love all the colours," she said, not taking her eyes from her work."Okay. What's your favourite food then?""I love all the food," she replied.I was intrigued and pressed on."What's your favourite day?"She stopped for a moment and looked at me. Her eyes were clear green skies surrounded by flecks of yellow."I love everyday," she said and returned to her work. I watched her as she put the final strokes on what looked like a dog or cow.I let her draw, uninterrupted, and listened to the lyrical ping of pebbles resonate off the underbelly of my car.

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What point-of-view is the short story, "An awkward silence" told from?" Rewrite a sentence in a different point-of-view, and tell what point of view it is.

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"Her face was somber and serious." Choose a word from this sentence of the story, and write it's denotation, then write whether it has a positive or negative connotation, then pick a word that means the same thing with a different connotation and say what that connotation is.

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Write a theme statement for "An Awkward Silence."

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Attach a picture of a symbol from "An Awkward Silence," and then explain its significance.