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the teacher who changed my life by nicholas gage:
what was gage's purpose in writing the essay.

The key idea is that sometimes one person can have a powerful effect on your life. When you look back you realize how much you benefited from his or her influence. In "The Teacher Who Changed My Life" Nicholas Gage fondly recalls how he was challenged by his seventh grade teacher, Miss Hurd.

Critical

Explanation: The paragraph shows a critical tone due to the last two sentences. The beginning was purely informative of the rising popularity of cell phone usage. None of the particulate tones were being used. As the paragraph progresses, the author switches to the stating a negative side to cell phone usage. This being said, melancholy and humorous make no particular sense as an answer, which leaves us with respectful and critical. We can eliminate respectful because although the author was respectful, there was more to it then just that. Hope that helps!