4While most citizens were in favor of making the environment a key component of the curriculum, a small minority had an aversion to change and thwarted the plans by organizing demonstrations. In response to these demonstrations, a group of concerned students wrote editorials in the local newspaper supporting the environmentally focused curriculum. One of the students wrote, “The school board's proposed curriculum may be unconventional, but it is also more inventive and pragmatic than many of the obsolete courses the school offers annually.”

5After the publication of the pupils' editorials, the contemptuous debate subsided, and the school board approved the new curriculum. Consequently, the educators of North Valley began utilizing the new syllabus in their lesson plans. Although the environment may seem like a science-specific subject, teachers in the school found imaginative ways to interject the topic into their classes

Which factor was most decisive in eliminating opposition to the new green curriculum?

A) support from the school board
B) editorials written by students
C) donations from enthusiastic parents
D) the poem written by Adrianne Hooper

Match each excerpt with the type of essay it represents. descriptive essay narrative essay expository essay persuasive essay essay excerpt type of essay when hal arrives at the pond, a bleak sight greets him as he discovers the surface of the skating pond is layered with snow. realizing he is facing a monumental task, he industriously begins to shovel the mounds of new snow from the frozen pond. lifting shovelful after shovelful of heavy wet snow, hal tirelessly works. while he works, he dreams of his brilliant future as a magnificent hockey star. soon a massive pile of glistening snow begins to appear on the bank, and the icy surface of the pond is smooth glass. hal’s back and arms ache as he eagerly exchanges his work boots for an old, worn pair of hockey skates. arrowright potter's lake used to be the nicest lake in the area. but these days the water is green with algae, and the lake is choked with weeds all summer long. as a result, people can no longer swim in it. experts have determined the cause of the problem. fertilizers from yards and farms have been running into the lake. they cause algae and weeds to grow out of control. they also kill birds and fish. arrowright a hard, gray mountain loomed over a serene, florescent-blue lake, which gently lapped at its granite base. miles above the lake, a trio of mountain peaks jutted into the sky. each seemed to be topped with a chilled scoop of vanilla ice cream. as a cold and distant sun crept over the peaks, the lake and valley below instantly became suffused with blue light, which seemed to touch everything but warm nothing. morning had arrived. arrowright since 1897, the population of the bachman's warbler in north carolina has decreased from more than 500,000 to fewer than 100. the main reason is the destruction of areas (like asbury woodlands) that the bird uses for its natural breeding grounds. bachman's warblers prefer thickly wooded swamps and wet thickets in heavy, full-grown forests. it’s there that they can build their nests and feed on insects. this fact does not mean that we cannot build a community theater. we simply must not build it in asbury woodlands. after all, our community has forever prided itself on caring for our natural surroundings. with the council’s and the support of our townspeople, future generations will be able to continue to appreciate the beauty of this little bird

In the play "sorry wrong number"which part of the story can you find heightened tension and suspense?

Which of the following best describes a situation where odysseus men succumb to temptation