8.The author states that bottom trawling threatens the health of the ocean environment. Which of these sentences best helps develop and explain that claim? a. "Modern bottom trawling uses powerful ships that tow gigantic cone-shaped nets along the seafloor for the purpose of catching flounder, sole, shrimp, cod, and other marine life that lives at the bottom of the sea."

b. "Actually, bottom trawling has been ruining the ocean floor since the 1800s, when it was first introduced."

c. "Parts of the shallower continental shelves or inlets have been scraped clean, leaving behind barren wastelands of ooze."

d. "Recently some countries have banned trawling from their fishing grounds or regulated its practice."

Jane addams's memoir, twenty years at hull-house, describes her work with

Sure, i wish things had turned out differently for me in vietnam. but i know things could have turned out worse, too. so ljust try to be for what i do have and do my best to be independent. i can dress myself and even tie a tie. no more playing guitar, though. if i close my eyes, i can just about hear the music. just strumming my heartstrings is what i'm doing, i suppose. how could the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of somber regret? a. the narrator describes the difficulty in cooking for himself. b. the narrator decides to sell his guitar and take up a new instrument. c. the narrator points out that he doesn't have to wear a tie too often. d.the narrator mentions a friend who did not live through the war.

When they reached the door of the lonely house and stopped to unlock it, and the cat came to purr loudly, and rub against them, a deserted p***y, indeed, but fat with young robins, sylvia whispered that this was a beautiful place to live in, and she never should wish to go home. the description of the house in this excerpt gives an example of