The overuse of social media has led to a decline in the academic performance of this country’s high school students. Which reasons are logically sound and could be used to support the claim? Select two options. High school students are spending more time on social media than they are studying and completing homework. Grades at a specific high school are worse this year than they were 20 years ago, when social media was not a distraction. Social media is causing many problems in society, including a lack of attention and a more negative attitude toward education. You can read several articles about students around the country causing problems at school rather than focusing on academics. Standardized test scores dropped or remained stagnant in many states in 2017, which was the peak year to date for social media use.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

your answer is b. tense. hope this .