Which statement best represents the controlling idea of the paragraph? On a crisp autumn day, a group of energetic kids gather to play one of
America's favorite sports, and it's not football. Most people associate
autumn with football games, but a rising number of people are
choosing to play another kind of football: soccer. According to Play
Soccer magazine, soccer has become the third most played team
sport in the United States. With this startling statistic in mind, it is
unbelievable that most school soccer teams receive very little funding.
Soccer interest is on the rise, and that is why our schools should
designate more funding for their soccer programs.
O A. Soccer is a sport that should be played primarily in the autumn
months.
O B. Because schools do not provide adequate support for soccer,
more kids are playing for teams outside of their schools.
OC. Schools should focus on building their soccer programs, since
more kids are playing soccer than ever before.
O D. Soccer is a team sport that is rising in popularity, while football is
declining

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

d. pushing his plate away from the edge of the table idk what the other guy was trying to

the eye wink at the hand; yet let that be / which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.