Read the following excerpt from "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman:With no dredging, Central Park's ponds and reservoir have been reincarnated as marshes. Without natural grazers — unless horses used by hansom cabs and by park policemen managed to go feral and breed — Central Park's grass is gone. A maturing forest is in its place, radiating down former streets and invading empty foundations. Which best explains how the structure of this passage supports the author's purpose?A. The passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how people have harmed the environment in Central Park. B.The passage describes how the absence of human activity will change Central Park to show that nature will eventually destroy what people have built. C.The passage compares the Central Park from before and from during a posthuman world to underscore that pollution levels will remain the same. D.The passage shows the effects of human activity on Central Park to prove that laws protecting the environment are necessary for human survival.

Not C

Explanation: I took the test and it wasn't C

Its B

Explanation:

He's right it isn't C, but it's B

every person should make it a priority to serve at least two hours per week.

it's an extremely important civic responsibility that is invaluable to citizens most in need is the correct one

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”