Which of the following best states the central idea of the text?

A
Younger generations are at a disadvantage because they have lost the skills that made older generations creative and innovative.
B
Older generations need to better instruct young people in order to preserve expertise in various subjects.
C
The media’s portrayal of the cosmetic surgery industry is ruining American culture because it makes people forget about the elderly.
D
Many Americans place too much value on youth because technology has lessened the importance of age and wisdom.

Why does henry david thoreau think imprisonment is ineffective?

What effects does roosevelt hope to have on americans with his apeal to emotion

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.