Read this excerpt from "homework."

[i’d] rinse down the acid rain over the parthenon & sphinx, drain the sludge

out of the mediterranean basin & make it azure again,

put some blueing back into the sky over the rhine. .

what is the author’s connection to the social and political issues of his day?
he hopes to restore fading monuments.
he longs to clean-up the world’s pollution.
he wants to paint pictures of natural wonders.
he aspires to travel to foreign landmarks

Which passage is the best example of deductive reasoning? a. aaron wants to try something new for lunch. he asks his coworkers what they like and then decides where to eat b. everyone in mr. kim’s class got an a on the test. casey is in mr. kim’s class, so he must have received an a on the test. c. petra sees that all the kids at her school walk home. tomorrow she will tell her mother she doesn’t need a ride home. d. saul is buying a present for his sister. he asks his mother for suggestions and then goes to the mall to find something.