1. What is the central idea of this article? a. We need to do a better job protecting earth from human's harmful actions before
it is too late.
b. Rachel Carson's impressive career and writing helped the world learn how
human use of DDT and other pesticides can destroy nature and how we can
better protect Earth.
1. C. Rachel Carson wrote a lot of successful books, won a lot of awards, but was still
discriminated against as a woman.
d. If it were not for Rachel Carson's many books, the world would not know about
how pesticides and our other chemicals harm songbirds.

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader

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