The greatest contributor to air pollution is private vehicle use.
each vehicle is estimated to stay on the road for roughly 12 to 15 years.
hybrid cars combine a gasoline engine with a battery-powered electric motor.
hybrid cars are proven to reduce emissions by up to 90 percent.
which thesis statement do these details support?

a.
hybrid cars are an effective strategy to fight pollution.

b.
the nation should focus on using mass transit systems.

c.
cars are a large source of air pollution.

d.
cars generally have a long lifespan.

The true confessions of charlotte doyle and "jonah and the whale" have which theme in common?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?

Read the excerpt. “this is a train-servicing station and we have to wait for a train.” he shakes his head. i smile. “it’d be nice if we could get one.” lauren mizock has revised her draft of “train tracks” to convey plot events using