Excerpt 2 i stand for the square deal. but when i say that i am for the square deal, i mean not merely that i stand for fair play under the present rules of the game, but that i stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service. one word of warning . . when i say i want a square deal for the poor man, i do not mean that i want a square deal for the man who remains poor because he has not got the energy to work for himself. if a man who has had a chance will not make good, then he has got to quit. reread the first sentence of the second excerpt. in light of what you read in the first excerpt, what is the meaning of “square deal”? a fair and equal chance for all people to make the most of themselves and to give their best to society a chance for privileged people to succeed in business and to acquire everything they desire an opportunity for inferior people to compete against one another to secure the very best resources

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Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.