What took place during the ‘reaping and threshing’ events of summer? a the ‘indians’ from the mission cut the grain, separated it in sheaths, and placed it behind grandma's house. b new crops were planted and ceremonies were held to bless the people and plants. c the soldiers burned all of the fields around the city so they could construct houses. d mass graves were prepared for the large number of people they knew wouldn’t last throughout the hot summer.

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.