In Abedi's article, "Banning plastic straws - a look at how much it actually helps, and who it could hurt", the author describes straws as a "low-hanging fruit" (paragraph 1). What overall impact does this phrase have on the author's purpose?

The phrase 'low-hanging fruit' functions to suggest that regardless of the penetrable reasons for banning the plastic straws, they are the easily accessible and reachable solution for the people who need them. This reflects the author's key purpose of reflecting on the other side of the issue. He provides both the opinions towards the ban on plastic straws and shows that despite it is agreeable to ban straws after the turtle got hurt by eating that straw yet suggests that it is the only reachable solution to the people who require these straws for different useful purposes like drinking.

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

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