When the plans for the construction of the new high school were revealed to the public, the reception for the blueprints were less than enthusiastic. when questioned as to why the high school had less classrooms than actual teachers, the superintendent had two answers: the amount of money available to build and the amount of space in which the building will fit. the failed tax increase last fall meant that the school board was unable to build a school as large as it would have liked. the land purchased for the new school also proved to be not as large as thought due to an underground river and gas pipeline. a coalition of dissatisfied parents, teachers, and even students are getting together to demand that the plans for the new high school be redone. said one parent, "we cannot allow outside forces--even money and space--to lower the quality of education for our children." the coalition has yet to determine its name, but plans are in the works for a free and open opposition meeting to occur next saturday night in the civic center. which provides the best transition between the two paragraphs? a) regardless b) as a result c) so to speak d) in agreement

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects