America the Not-So-Beautiful by Andrew A. Rooney How does the author connect the idea of prosperity to the amount of trash people throw away?
A The author says that because the United States is prosperous, or has an abundance of things we want and need, that we make more waste. It is easier to throw things out when it is easy to replace them. In countries that aren't prosperous, people must hold on to things to get as much use out of them as possible.
B The author uses loaded language when he says, “Some of the things we're throwing away are poisoning the Earth and will eventually poison all of us and all living things,” “The problem is staggering,” and “How long will it be before we trash the whole Earth?”

Read the excerpt from pat mora’s essay "the leader in the mirror." i hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. the confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 a.m., found a summer internship. sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads. what is the author’s purpose in using confetti as a symbol? the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success. the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to teach the students how to plan a celebration party. the confetti is a symbol of college graduation. the author uses the symbol to reward college graduates. the confetti is a symbol of summer internships. the author uses the symbol to encourage signing up for summer internships.

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Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain