What does the author think is responsible for people's poor eating habits?
Read the excerpt from "Healthy Eating."
If anything gets in the way of our good eating, it's
lifestyle. When you get home from work late, why spend
an hour in front of the stove when you can spend two
minutes at the microwave? And doesn't that oatmeal box
claim to be a good source of calcium for our kids, never
mind the small print listing 14 grams of sugar? A small
soda at the movies could satisfy a family of four. Even
schools have vending machines.
O They do not know how to correctly read the nutrition
information on food packages.
They do not know how to prepare healthy meals that
are both inexpensive and quick.
O They often choose foods that are quick and
convenient instead of ones that are healthy.
O They spend time thinking about work and
entertainment instead of thinking about food.

Central ideas are the most ideas in a text.

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.

Read the passage from animal farm. "that was part of the arrangement! " cried squealer. "jones's shot only grazed him. i could show you this in his own writing, if you were able to read it. the plot was for snowball, at the critical moment, to give the signal for flight and leave the field to the enemy. and he very nearly succeeded—i will even say, comrades, he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic leader, comrade napoleon. do you not remember how, just at the moment when jones and his men had got inside the yard, snowball suddenly turned and fled, and many animals followed him? and do you not remember, too, that it was just at that moment, when panic was spreading and all seemed lost, that comrade napoleon sprang forward with a cry of 'death to humanity! ' and sank his teeth in jones's leg? surely you remember that, comrades? " exclaimed squealer, frisking from side to side. now when squealer described the scene so graphically, it seemed to the animals that they did remember it. at any rate, they remembered that at the critical moment of the battle snowball had turned to flee. but boxer was still a little uneasy. how does the characterization of squealer support the author’s purpose? squealer's dramatic accusations draw parallels between him and stalin’s propagandists. squealer's uncertainty shows that he is not a reliable ally of napoleon and is ineffective with messaging. squealer's ability to get the animals to listen to him shows that any animal can rise to be a leader in time. squealer's humble interactions with the animals reflect the importance of equality and cooperation.