Question

This question determines weather i pass or fail

Answer 1

what is it ?

Answer 2

Which statement best captures the main argument of this editorial?

The value of this park as a resource for preserving wildlife and encouraging people to learn about that wildlife far outweighs the value of a mall.

Children will be healthier consumers if they can play at Butler Park, as the author did, than if they can only go to the mall.

The town supervisor should not be allowed to push city projects in which his own brother stands to benefit financially.

Parks are important because they provide children an opportunity to learn about wildlife and to have wide open space in which to play freely.

Answer 3

Don't Rezone in Pallsburg
I am writing this editorial in response to the article that appeared in Saturday's edition of the Pallsburg Gazette. That article stated that the town board is considering a plan to rezone a five-mile-square section of land at the north end of town. By permitting the building of commercial businesses and space for public parking, the new zoning will allow for the construction of a new strip mall at the end of Butler Road. What the article did not mention was that in order to make this strip mall a reality, the town will need to tear down Butler Park, as well as more than 400 acres of unspoiled forest. I am writing to make people aware of this tragic possibility so that we can put a stop to it at the next town meeting.

Butler Park has been a landmark in our town for more than 30 years. Every Saturday and Sunday when I was a child, my friends and I rode our bikes there to play on the swings, jump rope, or just sit in the shade of one of the ancient elms and read comic books. When my children were too small to go to the park on their own, I took them to Butler Park. There they could stand by the stream and watch the fish, and when they got a little older, they often jumped in to try to catch tadpoles. Back then, of course, it was the only park in town. Now we also have Pallsburg Town Park, which was built five years ago. Sure, it has all sorts of modern conveniences such as a swimming pool, locker rooms, a hockey rink, and even a small outdoor amphitheater for summer concerts. And all of those things are wonderful. But Pallsburg Town Park has no trees to sit under, no place to have a game of softball, not even any benches to relax on. In Butler Park, I taught my children how to throw a flying disk. In Pallsburg Town Park, it is against the rules to throw a flying disk.

Then there are the woods behind Butler Park, also earmarked for the bulldozer. Originally those woods were part of the protected woodlands that extend northward from the town line all the way to Coleville, 30 miles away. Even after the state changed the boundary of the protected area, no one ever thought of going into those woods and cutting down any of the trees. Many of the elms and oaks that grow there are more than 200 years old. And the woods themselves are home to dozens of species of birds and animals, including hawks, wild turkeys, deer, foxes, and, on rare occasions, bald eagles. For years, classes from Pallsburg College have gone on hikes to study the plant and animal life that make the woods their home. And now the town board wants to replace those woods with a strip mall? Does the town board really believe that the four malls we already have in Pallsburg are not enough? Or do their plans have something to do with the fact that Town Supervisor Willy Preston's brother, Ronald Preston, owns the company that wants to build the new strip mall? The article announcing the board's intentions neglected to mention this fact.

I urge all citizens of Pallsburg to attend next week's town meeting to send a message to the board members. Let them know that, while we are not against progress, we will not stand by while our town landmarks and forests are leveled just so that we can get a new place to shop and park.

Samantha B. Tyson
Pallsburg resident for 47 years

Answer 4

I'm scared as hell right now! I can't fail D:

Answer 5

I'm not sure which one and i don't wanna give you the wrong answer :/

Answer 6

@robtobey please!

Answer 7

@dan815 @Crazypizzalover @Nnesha
anyone please! i think its B

Answer 8

i have 20 minutes and i can't fail

Answer 9

@TheSmartOne

Answer 10

what is the name of this test?

Answer 11

Persuasive opinion writing

Answer 12

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