Read the following text. main idea: wind power is becoming an increasingly popular source of renewable energy in the united states. which of the following details is least supportive of the main idea? a. in recent years, the united states acquired about 1 percent of its electricity from wind power. b. utility companies are creating wind farms that use turbines to convert wind into usable energy. c. other countries are also using wind power as a source of energy. d. utility companies in texas, california, iowa, and washington are already harnessing the power of the wind to create electricity.

C. Other countries are also using wind power as a source of energy.

Explanation:

This is the detail that is least supportive of the main idea. In the main idea, the author states that wind power is becoming an increasingly popular source of renewable energy in the United States. Options A, B and D give examples of how we can know that this is the case. However, option C, although it deals with the topic of wind power, discusses only what the case is in other countries, which does not give the reader useful information that supports the main idea.

from: "the tragedy of julius caesar by william shakespeare: act 1 "

the correct answer is:

act 1 opens with the forum in celebration and ends with it in chaos.

cassius, casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate brutus to join their cause to remove caesar. after doing so, they visit brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. there they plan caesar's death. brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, portia. on 15 march, caesar's wife, calpurnia, urges him not to go to the senate. she has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms.