Ineed with an english question
read the passage and answer the question that follows.
despite my knowledge that too much tv-watching isn't good for me, my favorite thing to do is watch television. i understand that i have to experience life and learn about the world in different ways. i know all of this; however, i still find it difficult to pull myself away from the television unless there's something very pressing that i have to handle.
which phrase from the passage acknowledges a contrasting thought and signals that the author will repeat the main point?
"despite my knowledge"
"i understand that"
"i know all of this"
"however, i still"

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.