Read the following introduction to an essay. VIDEO
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Many people depend on schools for safety and for food. Schools can become
community centers that give people access to knowledge and teach skills. Access
to fresh fruit and vegetables and an understanding of the local environment are
important to communities. Access to fresh fruit and vegetables means people can
make healthier choices. And awareness of the local environment means that
ordinary people can make informed choices about their neighborhoods and towns.
For these reasons, schools should consider hosting community gardens.
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Based on this paragraph, what is one reason that the author will use to support her
argument that schools should host community gardens?
A
the importance of access to fresh fruits and vegetables
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B
the fact that many schools have unused space
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the benefit of supporting local businesses
D
the importance of learning about communities in different countries
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Read the passage first of all if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that[it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norway gazed down upon the world from it’s summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.