Plz part a: what is the main idea of the paragraph that begins "just to clarify," and explains how contestants count sightings? fill in blank 1 using a, b, c, or d. the contest lasts for only one year and requires little evidence. these birders use an honor system because most love birding more than winning. the number of sightings typical "big year" birders see is amazing. the typical records are very hard to break within the time frame. part b: select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to part a. enter your selection in blank 2 using e, f, or g. you see, the contest is based on an honor system. no pictures or other evidence is required as proof of a sighting. most birders take great pride in their reputation and their abilities. select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to part a. enter your selection in blank 3 using h, i, or j. usually, important sightings of the rare birds needed to get counts in the 700s are visited by hundreds of birders. it is pretty hard to cheat your way to a record-breaking year, but in general, few are interested in cheating. just to clarify, the birds these contestants are counting are the number that they see in a particular year. answer for blank 1: answer for blank 2: answer for blank 3:

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In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next