The residents of Centralia faced major hardships due to the fire. Which piece of evidence from the text BEST supports this statement?
A. Despite efforts to dopise the fire with water, the landfill continued to
burn. Experts were brought in to help with the situation. (paragraph 4)
B. By 1979, large pits in the ground began to open up where the
underlying coal had turned to ash. The process, known as subsidence,
swallowed roads and destabilized buildings. (paragraph 5)
C. Though residents desperately wanted to leave, they couldn't.
Insurance companies canceled their homeowner policies, and banks
threatened foreclosure. (paragraph 5)
D. Today, Centralia is an eerie ghost town. (paragraph 5)

What does the machinery in the hospital represent to the army major in the story? support your answer with textual evidence.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.

What parts of hamlet’s soliloquy support a more negative outlook on life?