Answer:
The claim that the excerpt most clearly supports seems to be:
D. Without humanity's presence, New York City would quickly deteriorate.
Explanation:
This excerpt taken from Alan Weisman's "The City Without Us" discusses how the human presence keep New York from becoming a disastrous chaos. As the author explains, without power and people to pump the water out, the subway systems of New York would be completely flooded. If it rains, it would only take some hours for it to be underwater; if it doesn't, just a couple of days. The author is showing readers that the city only functions because of the people who work to ensure it. If humans were to disappear, it wouldn't be long before the world became wild and nature claimed everything man has ever built.
Raga is a piece of Indian music that is rhythmic and used spontaneously.
The use of repetition in the line "I sing a mad raga/I sing a mad raga/a glad raga...is being used as a sort of call to arms, a mantra, a chant for equality in our society. It is something that people could copy and easily remember.
The use of reception of the word is also a form of anaphora. Used before each new idea, it makes the idea itself stand out. raga of yellow/raga of mellow/raga of new/raga of old/raga of blue/raga of gold.
Answer:
Question 1: The central idea from the paragraph that is a reason that supports the claim “cheating exists because of incentive.” is Ranking is everything.
Question 2: The three sentences that present evidence to support the idea that “Ranking is everything.” are:
* “Each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of his life.”
* “The seventieth-ranked wrestler in Japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year.”
* “Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors.”
Explanation:
It is described in the paragraph that in Japan the ranking as a sumo fighter is extremely important since the rank that each wrestler achieves will determine either if they are meant to be served or to serve since Japan has a culture that goes around honor this is considered an important factor that leads competitors to cheat it goes beyond money.
There are many contributory factors involved in most road accidents in the world. But here I discuss only five.
Drinking alcohol while driving, as it is prohibited to drink alcohol during driving but instead of this many people drive when drinking.
Sudden break can also cause accidents.
Unskilled persons driving can be the reason of accidents, mostly underage persons.
Use of mobile phone during driving is also a factor involved in accidents. Because while using mobile phone, you cannot keep attention to road.
Exceeding the speed limit, especially teenagers drive very fast. It is also one of the factor involved in accidents.
