Which statement best describes the author’s viewpoint in "The Thirsty Tree"? A. Tremendous progress has been made in eliminating an overgrowth of salt cedar trees in the American Southwest.

B. Various agencies have implemented plans that were not based on good evidence or a holistic view of the ecosystem.

C. Agencies need to stop groundwater pumping and the construction of new dams to restore the American Southwest.
D. Agencies need to work more closely with individual farmers and environmentalists in the American Southwest.

i think that the quotes in paragraph 11 contribute to the development of ideas because it provides a good reasoning of the central idea of the text.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

alrigt gdy

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.