WHAT IS THE CENTRAL IDEA 1) Education was mandatory across the entire United States by the 1930s. Every state had a segregated school system, where White children were separated from Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color. Legally, these schools were required to be "separate but equal." This belief claimed that even if they were not in the same building, all students had the ability to prove their intelligence and be selected for higher education tracks if they worked hard enough. By the 1950s and 1960s, however, it was extremely obvious that segregated schools were not equal to each other, and children were not being given the same opportunities to compete in a meritocracy. This reality went directly against the popular theory of Functionalism, and raised a crucial question: what was the purpose of school, if not to provide equal outcomes, or even equal opportunity?

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shower, toothbrush, toasters, refrigerators,   and the lights

you use the lights to see and brighten a room. and with out them you cant see. you need a toothbrush to clean your teeth with out it stinky breath. shower to wash ya self and without it you stink. toaster to toast stuff without it nothing is toasted. and the refrigerator to keep stuff cold without it everything goes bad

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the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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i think the correct answer would be adjustments in life roles.  this causes for one to adjust or change totally his/her career or lifestyle since the present is not beneficial to the life role he is at. for instance, you became a mother you would of course stop going to malls and enjoying life outside. you would be staying at home taking care of your child.