Read this sentence from the passage. I could have crushed any of these fragile structures between my fingers—yet somehow they find it possible to exist here, amid the surging thunder of the surf that must fill this cave as the sea comes in. Which claim does the sentence best support? Tidal pools are complex and awe inspiring O Human activity threatens the vitality of tidal pools. O Oceanic activity affects the structure of tidal pools. Tidal pools are endangered and need to be protected.​

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.