In the mid-1980's, 340,000 people in the United States owned cell phones. Today, that number is well over 250 million. World-wide, more than a billion people have
gone wireless, and most of them have no idea that inside the sleek, plastic
exterior of every cell phone sits a package of electronics laden with hazardous
substances called persistent, bio accumulative and toxic chemicals (PBTS). When
cell users toss their phones into the trash, PBTs like lead, arsenic, and cadmium
leak into the land, air, and water, eventually entering into the tissues of animals
and humans. Every year, 150 million cell phones-complete with batteries and
chargers- are pitched into the garbage instead of being re-cycled or safely
disposed of. As the popularity of cellular phones soars, growing number of cell
users are creating growing piles of toxic trash.

Which excerpt best represents the central conflict of “ everyday use”

From “the raven” by edgar allan poe but the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only that one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered— till i scarcely more than muttered, “other friends have flown before— on the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.” then the bird said, “nevermore.” in this excerpt, what is the speaker saying the raven will do? a. it will certainly die. b. it will leave immediately. c. it will leave the next day. d. it will befriend the speaker.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. there was a moment, in time, and in this place, when my brother, or my mother, or my father, or my sister, had to convey to me, for example, the danger in which i was standing from the white man standing just behind me, and to convey this with a speed, and in a language, that the white man could not possibly understand, and that, indeed, he cannot understand, until today. he cannot afford to understand it. this understanding would reveal to him too much about himself, and smash that mirror before which he has been frozen for so long. this excerpt from "if black english isn't a language, then tell me, what is? " is significant because -select all that apply- hughes imagines himself as a black slave. hughes uses black english to emphasize his argument. hughes uses a historical example to explain the origins of language. hughes explains the significance that black english holds for white people.