Read this passage: High school is just a couple years away. I am going to make my high school years unforgettable. I'm going to choose lots of exciting elective courses so my school day is always interesting. I'm going to join several clubs so I can meet new friends who like the same things that I do. I'm also going to have fun by attending football games, dances, and as many other social events as possible. With this plan, I'm guaranteed to have a great time—as long as I keep my grades up and stay out of trouble.

The main idea of this paragraph is written in bold. Writing in complete sentences, list three details the author uses to support it.

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Central ideas are the most ideas in a text.

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.