Which choice is a controlling idea?

a) you should avoid pet fur to avoid asthma attacks.
b) you should avoid things that trigger an asthma attack.
c) you should learn how to perform spirometry to control asthma.
d) long-term control medicines for asthma are better than quick-relief medicines.

In julius caesar did portia use effective strategies when she tried to persuade brutus to tell her the truth?

Usually, when people talk about "rocky” relationships, it’s with a frown, but mine has enriched my life. i became fascinated with rocks when i was really young, and throughout my childhood you could usually find me with my pockets bulging from whatever stony treasures i’d scavenged that day. when my science teacher taught us a unit on geology, i realized that my fascination could become an exciting career that could also me make good money. obtaining an internship to work on the geological exhibit at the museum is an important step on my road to being a geologist. the best description of the writer’s point of view is that the person is eager to make a lot of money in a museum internship. insistent that geology should be taught as part of every science course. hopeful to be able to further the goal of eventually becoming a geologist. concerned that people do not generally relate well to the study of geology.

Based on the context of each quote from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs, find the word that most closely matches thedenotation of the bolded word