**WILL GIVE BRAINLIST** Read the two passages below. Then compare how each passage uses specific evidence to support its claim.

PASSAGE 1: The best way to reduce our environmental impact is to use public transportation. Many public buses and light rails use alternative forms of energy that release 25 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than cars. Also, mass transit reduces the number of vehicles on the road by almost 30 percent, which lessens traffic and provides a more pleasant commute.

PASSAGE 2: Officials from the Department of Transportation believe that public transit will not be built quickly enough to be a real option for many people in small to medium-sized cities. Therefore, we need to focus our efforts on making sure our personal vehicles are as energy efficient as possible. This not only reduces costs to individual drivers, but it also reduces the detrimental effect on the environment.

the first paragraph is talking about people should use public transport more to reduce the production of pollution to help decrease high amount of pollution, in towns and cities, carbon dioxide production can affect weather, and the environments it also decreases traffic and helps people

the second paragraph talks about how public transport isn't it a valid option for people who travel out of cities to in small towns, they speak how they need energy efficient cars to reduce the production of pollution and gas

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

b

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