Please, complete exercises 1, 2, and 3 on the page 229 following the given for each exercise directions, and submit them.

Exercises for Critical Thinking 1. Arrange each of the following sequences in order, from the most abstract word to the most concrete word. a. housing complex, building, dining room, structure, apartment b. Mona Lisa, art, painting, creative activity, portrait c. automobile, vehicle, Ferrari, transportation, sports car 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences using clear, familiar words. a. My employment objective is to attain a position of maximum financial reward. b. All professors at this school are expected to achieve high standards of excellence in their instructional duties. c. In the eventuality of a fire, it is imperative that all persons evacuate the building without undue delay. 3. Each of the following statements uses one or more of these stylistic devices: metaphor, simile, parallelism, repetition, alliteration, antithesis. Identify the device(s) used in each statement. a. "We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community." (Barbara Jordan) b. "The vice presidency is the sand trap of American politics. It's near the prize, and designed to be limiting." (Howard Fineman) c. "I want you to make history, not be history. I want your work to be remembered, not be forgotten. I want you to power and steer the academic current, not be engulfed by it." (Ibram X. Kendi) d. "I speak so those without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights: Their right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right to equality of opportunity." (Malala Yousafzai)