(1) you may never have thought about it, but life on a farm is very different from life in the city. (2) i know that because i was raised on a farm. (3) then, later on in life, i ended up living in new york city. (4) first of all, life on a farm means taking care of living things. (5) cows and chickens don’t take holidays. (6) they have to be fed every day. (7) there are always chores to do on a farm as well. (8) second, farm life is based on the seasons. (9) during the spring, it’s time for planting. (10) in the fall, it’s time for harvest. (11) these seasons are exhausting. (12) it’s different in the winter. (13) there are always chores, but you have plenty of time to sit by a fire or read a book. (14) on the other hand, life in the city is noisy and fast-paced. (15) people talk faster and walk faster. (16) everyone seems to be in a hurry or trying to succeed at something. (18) also, there are things to do 24 hours a day in new york city.

which word or phrase gives you a clue that life in the city is now being discussed?
a. also
b. on the other hand
c. first of all
d. second

The phrase that gives the reader a clue that life in the city is now being discussed is "On the other hand".

Explanation: "On the other hand" is a phrase widely used to present an opposed point, opinion or situation. In other words, "on the other hand" is generally used when two sides of an issue are being discussed. In the passage provided, two opposite situations are being discussed: life in the farm and life in the city. The author starts talking about how is living in a farm; however, from sentence 14 onwards, he/she starts talking about how is living in the city . The phrase that the author uses to indicate he/she will be dealing with the opposed situation, that is to say life in the city, is "on the other hand". Therefore, "on the other hand" is the phrase that functions as a clue.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).