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PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?

A
Teachers should understand that some students come from difficult backgrounds, and teachers should support them more.
B
President Obama wants students to focus on education like he did so they will have the knowledge they need to run the country one day.
C
By getting a good education, students can avoid repeating the same mistakes their parents made that prevented them from meeting their potential.
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Focusing on education, despite any challenges one may face, is a personal responsibility and the key to the nation’s future success.

Which revision of the sentence most effectively incorporates the literary term characterized?

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.

How does this excerpt from of plymouth plantation show the influence of religion in early american literature? puritans believed it was by god's provision of protection that they survived. puritans believed god must be included in all written documents puritans believed god would give them a simpler path to their destination puritans believed their experiences would influence others to follow god's path ?