Which of the following conclusions is BEST supported by the passage below ( paragraph 31)? “I’m reminded of how some of your communities have seeds that your ancestors have been planting and harvesting for thousands of years long before America was even an idea”

A- the greatest way the students can pay tribute to their heritage is by working in agriculture

B- there are visible signs around the students of the ways their ancestors invested in there future

C- educational struggles were not necessarily a big part of native Americans experience

D- there is very little in common between the speakers roots and culture that the students come from.

Read the following excerpt from "the city without us" by alan weisman: almost every other compound in nature contracts when frozen, but h20 (water) molecules do the opposite, organizing themselves into elegant hexagonal crystals that take up about 9 percent more space than they did when sloshing around in a liquid state. pretty six-sided crystals suggest snowflakes so gossamer it's hard to conceive of them pushing apart slabs of sidewalk. which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? o a. it likens h2o molecules to hexagonal crystals, which are actually larger than people imagine. o b. it makes the frozen crystals seem like friends to the city to contrast with what a deceitful foe they are. o c. it compares the sloshing liquid to a river of water able to push apart the sidewalk o d. it compares the frozen crystals to delicately lacy snowflakes having an unexpected strength (apex)