What is the first thing one should do when cooking the lima beans? a) add the syrup. b) add the tomatoes. c) soak the beans in cold water overnight. eliminate d) wash the beans and discard the bruised beans.

Hygiene first.

firstly d) wash the beans and discard the bruised beans. (cleans away dirt first)

next c) soak the beans in cold water overnight. (to let the beans soften/ expand)

next  b) add the tomatoes                               (mixing other ingredients)

finally a) add the syrup for the final touches and taste     (its like garnishing)

D)Wash the beans and discard the bruised beans.

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.