How are the civil rights movement and the environmental protection movement similar? They both created positive change that directly affected the environment.

They both involved years of hard work before long-term change arrived.

They both started violently, prompting the military to get involved.

They both failed at accomplishing nearly all of their initial goals.

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.