Which statement best represents the controlling idea of the paragraph?
Ten years ago, only adults watched annual
awards shows such as the Academy Awards,
the Emmys, and the Grammys. This past year,
according to Teen Tube Studios, over 3 million
teens tuned in and voted online for their
favorite movies, TV shows, and music, Teens
are also publishing reviews on blogs,
participating in online discussion boards, and
even writing fan fiction based on popular
media, Knowing that teens are becoming ever-
more informed critics of popular culture,
educators must incorporate both music and
media into their classroom lessons,
A. Actors and musicians must pay attention
to the likes and dislikes of teens so they
can appeal to a teen audience and gain
popularity
B. Awards shows have increased in popularity
because teens are watching more than ever
before
C. Schools should offer more music and video
production classes to prepare teens for
careers in media
D. Teachers should use video and music
centered activities in their classrooms to
connect with the current generation of
students

[1] nothing that comes from the desert expresses its extremes better than the unhappy growth of the tree yuccas. tormented, thin forests of it stalk drearily in the high mesas, particularly in that triangular slip that fans out eastward from the meeting of the sierras and coastwise hills. the yucca bristles with bayonet-pointed leaves, dull green, growing shaggy with age like an old [5] man's tangled gray beard, tipped with panicles of foul, greenish blooms. after its death, which is slow, the ghostly hollow network of its woody skeleton, with hardly power to rot, makes even the moonlight fearful. but it isn't always this way. before the yucca has come to flower, while yet its bloom is a luxurious, creamy, cone-shaped bud of the size of a small cabbage, full of sugary sap. the indians twist it deftly out of its fence of daggers and roast the prize for their [10] own delectation why does the author use the words "bayonet-pointed" (line 4) and "fence of daggers" (line 9) to describe the leaves of the yucca tree? . to create an image of the sharp edges of the plant to emphasize how beautiful the plant's leaves are to explain when and where the plant grows to show how afraid the author is of the plant

In what way was the modernist element of disillusionment shown in “the jitling of granny weatherall”? a) the story rejects traditional, chronological order. b) granny feels jilted at both her wedding and her deathbed. c) the narration makes heavy use of symbolism. d) granny’s thoughts are hard to distinguish from real events

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