Read the excerpt. the parents out there already know what i’m talking about: the mothers and fathers taking on second jobs, the folks getting bills for their children’s education they cannot pay. and this is an education they thought they’d saved for. i say, enough! a college education should not be a privilege but a right. the excerpt is best characterized as an a. opening statement. b. plan of action. c. summary. d. conclusion.

A. opening statement.

Why by Mimiwhatsup: Because the author is or narrator is getting ready to say why she feels this way. And I think 'A college education should not be a privilege but a right.' This sentence is a thesis statement which is opening up to the essay.

china has confucianism thats everywhere in asia but it isn't really a religion.  

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.