Read the excerpt below. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the excerpt?Gertrude Belle Elion was born on Jan. 23, 1918, in New York City. She graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a degree in biochemistry in 1937. Unable to obtain a graduate research position because she was a woman, she took a series of jobs, including lab assistant, chemistry and physics teacher in New York City high schools, and research chemist. During this time she also took classes at New York University, where she earned a master's degree in 1941. Because she could not devote herself to full-time studies, Elion never received a doctorate. Group of answer choices
Elion was never able to earn a doctorate degree even though she was brilliant.
After waiting for years, Elion finally earned her master's degree in 1941.
Elion was determined to do everything she could in order to practice Chemistry. Elion was angry that she could not have a research position because she was a woman.

Elion was determined to do everything she could in order to practice Chemistry.

Explanation:

The main idea of the excerpt centers on Elion's determination and willfulness in doing everything possible to ensure she practice Chemistry. Despite being denied the opportunity of taking a position as a graduate researcher, her determination to practice Chemistry is shown in the excerpt as Elion went ahead to take on series of jobs that enables her to practice Chemistry. In Elion's pursuit of practicing Chemistry, one of the sacrifice she had to make was having to forego receiving a doctorate degree as she could not devote herself to full-time studies.

The statement that best describes the main idea of the excerpt is: Elion was determined to do everything she could in order to practice Chemistry.

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.

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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.”