Read the excerpt from "career planning for high schoolers."
about two-thirds of high school graduates from the class of 2013 enrolled in college that fall, according to bls: 42 percent in baccalaureate (4-year) colleges and 24 percent in 2-year schools. of the remaining one-third of 2013 graduates, who opted not to go to college, 74 percent entered the labor force.
college-bound high school graduates may not know it, but bls data show that wages are usually higher, and unemployment rates lower, for people who continue their education after high school.
now, read the graph.
bar graph of annual mean wages from 2013.
how does the graph enhance the information in the excerpt?
a. it provides information about college-bound students.
b. it shows the higher salaries associated with degrees.
c. it illustrates the variety of careers available.
d. it demonstrates the growth of the work force.

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.