2. Underline five sentences in the passage that support the idea.
steve jobs

The main idea of this passage is to provide the biography of Steve Jobs and his contribution to the technology industry.

Five sentences to support the idea are;

1. He was the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc.

2. Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, he was adopted at birth in San Francisco, and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s.

3. Jobs and Wozniak are credited with revolutionizing the computer industry by making machines smaller, cheaper, and accessible to consumers.

4. Jobs put Apple back on track. Apple introduced products as the Macbook Air, iPod and iPhone, all of which have dictated the evolution of modern technology.

5. In the early 1990s; Jobs met Laurene Powell and they married on March 18, 1991, and lived in Palo Alto, California, with their three children.

Explanation:

This passage details the activities of Steve Jobs from the time of his birth to his death and can thus be regarded as a biography. The writer begins with details of his birth and adoption. He continued with details of how Jobs was  prepped for a life in technology by his father. While in school, he made contact with Steve Wozniak who would later become his partner in Apple.

While away from Apple, he founded NeXT Incorporated and later Pixar animation studio. When he came back to Apple, he made a lot of innovations that changed the game in the technology industry. We are finally told of how he later died of respiratory arrest caused by a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor on October 5, 2011.

the service industry in the united states grew in the late 1800s. what was one effect of that growth?

the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers decreased.

the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers increased.

the middle class grew as people took jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

the middle class shrank as people left jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.