Which of the following comprises a well-crafted point in a speech about the lingering
effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on April 5, 1989?
A) The 11 million gallons of crude oil contaminated more than 1,200 miles of
shoreline and killed hundreds of thousands of seabirds and marine animals.
B) The estimated 85 tons — or more than 26,600 gallons — of oil remaining at
Prince William Sound has resisted weathering and is declining by about 4 percent
a year, and likely even slower in the Gulf of Alaska.
C) The persistence of the oil will threaten the sound's ecosystem for decades to
come.
D) Exxon Mobil Corp. spokesman Mark Boudreaux said there seemed to be "nothing
newsworthy or significant in the report that has not already been addressed."
C
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a. Alan Parker b. Iain Softley c. Kenneth Branagh d. Jim Sheridan
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following does NOT result from destructive messages?
What will be an ideal response?
According to the text, shyness
A. can be eliminated by psychotherapy. B. is a characteristic of some successful people in show business. C. is a personal defect. D. is a barrier to effective public speaking.