Read the following passage: with my tummy growling, i approached beamer. "how about a nice cheeseburger? " i asked. i waited as the screen loaded. "sorry, your cholesterol was a bit high this morning. here's a chicken salad." i frowned at the food that appeared. i was just starting to think about watching the football game when i was interrupted. "your laundry will be dry in 10 minutes. after you fold it and put it away, you'll need to increase your pedometer readout. take a walk to the library and back. your books are due today." i sighed. looks like no football game today. which two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the power of technology and the struggle for autonomy b. challenging governments and the need for independence c. personal responsibility and interacting with others d. the potential of computers and the need to relax

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.

How did the language of the gettysburg address differ from the language in the secondary source about this speech?

Explain how creon’s tragic downfall reveals the ancient greek belief that nothing happens by chance.