Imagine you want to convince your congressman to support a bill to create jobs. Which statement is most likely to win his support for the bill?

The bill would increase the number of people in low-paying jobs.
The bill might help employ more teachers and police officers.
The bill could lead to more debt to foreign countries.
The bill would make up for bills he sponsored that failed in the past.

We we ask what a text means, we are inquiring, at least in part, about its a general idea or insight conveyed by the word in its entirety.

"“forty or fifty years ago, many people thought that simply transferring technologies from industrialized to developing countries would close the technology gap. now we know that technologies developed in industrialized countries may not be suitable for use in other environments. they may require a particular type of infrastructure to operate. they may need specialized parts or knowledge to mend when they break we now understand that innovative capacity must be built in different ways." - united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon based on the secretary general's comments, which of these would be most important for a country to improve? a) native literature b) transportation grid c) cultural traditions d) construction styles

The southern colonies practiced indentured servitude and slavery because cash crops such as tobacco and sugar required many workers. the fishing and shipping industries required many workers. imprisoned debtors were brought from africa to settle the colonies. indentured servitude and slavery were not allowed in the caribbean colonies.