Which part of the text states its central idea? Although they are beautiful and graceful, swans are actually very dangerous
birds. Often associated with commitment because they choose one partner
for life, swans are aggressive and have been known to chase after larger
animals or fly onto the backs of humans when they feel threatened. Swans
can weigh up to 30 pounds and have wings so powerful that they could easily
break a bone.

O A. Swans are actually very dangerous birds.
O B. Swans are aggressive and have been known to chase after larger
animals or fly onto the backs of humans.
C. Swans can weigh up to 30 pounds and have wings so powerful that they
could easily break a bone.

Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song,    better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.    laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span.    laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. (laugh and be merry/john masefield/public domain) which of these is the main idea of the poem?

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next