Select the correct answer. read the following editorial letter. dear citizens of triston, as a concerned citizen of triston and a member of the north carolina conservation of nature council, i am asking for the community's with a serious issue. first, i want to congratulate our town's mayor and city council for planning to build a new community theater. however, do they realize that building the theater on asbury woodlands will destroy the prime breeding ground for an endangered species? the bachman's warbler is a small, green-and-yellow bird about four inches in length. since 1897, the population of the bachman's warbler in north carolina has decreased from more than 500,000 to fewer than 100. the main reason is the destruction of the areas (like asbury woodlands) that the bird uses for its natural breeding grounds. bachman's warblers prefer thickly wooded swamps and wet thickets in full-grown forests. it’s there that they build their nests and feed on insects. this fact does not mean that we cannot build a community theater. we simply must consider building it in a slightly different location. after all, our community has forever prided itself on caring for our natural surroundings. the city council's honorable concern for the endangered bachman's warbler would smooth the ruffled feathers of many voters. with the council’s and the support of our townspeople, future generations will appreciate the beauty of this little bird. sincerely, redmond harris which statement best captures the main argument of the letter?

Historical fiction is concerned with depicting historical figures and events in a new light. in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest," which two sentences most clearly describe historical elements? policles sprang readily to his feet at the challenge, and the great company making way for him to pass, he found himself a minute later standing in his unkempt garb, with his frayed and weather-beaten harp in his hand, before the expectant crowd. he stood for a moment tightening a string here and slackening another there until his chords rang true. then, amid a murmur of laughter and jeers from the roman benches immediately before him, he began to sing. he had prepared no composition, but he had trained himself to improvise, singing out of his heart for the joy of the music. he told of the land of elis, beloved of jupiter, in which they were gathered that day, of the great bare mountain slopes, of the swift shadows of the clouds, of the winding blue river, of the keen air of the uplands, of the chill of the evenings, and the beauties of earth and sky. it was all simple and childlike, but it went to the hearts of the olympians, for it spoke of the land which they knew and loved. yet when he at last dropped his hand, few of them dared to applaud, and their feeble voices were drowned by a storm of hisses and groans from his opponents. he shrank back in horror from so unusual a reception, and in an instant his blue-clad rival was in his place. if he had sung badly before, his performance now was inconceivable. his screams, his grunts, his discords, and harsh jarring cacophonies were an outrage to the very name of music.