Which statement best summarizes the claim the author
makes in the excerpt?
people actually love drinking recycled wastewater
wastewater is not easy to purify, but it is necessary
for survival
as california scrambles for ways to cope with its
crippling drought and the mandatory water restrictions
imposed last month by gov. jerry brown, an array of
ideas that were long dismissed as too controversial,
expensive or unpleasant are getting a second look. one is
to conserve more water; another is to turn nearby and
abundant sources of water, like the pacific ocean, into
drinking water through desalination.
yet another is to recycle the water californians have
already used. and therein lies a marketing challenge that
can be even greater than the technological one
-"water flowing from toilet to tap
may be hard to swallow."
john schwartz
california is facing a drought that has greatly
affected the water supply
convincing people to drink recycled water is a more
difficult task than producing it.

I’m what way does a pindaric ode differ from a horatian ode

In the story "seventh grade," how do victor's hopes and expectations about teresa at the beginning of the school day compare with his hopes and expectations about teresa at the end of the school day? his hopes and expectations are exactly the same at the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are completely different at the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are strengthened by the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are weakened by the end of the day.

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?