Today, young people have less contact with senior citizens than in years past. what a shame! one reason for this situation is that families often live far apart. in the past, aging family members were commonly cared for by their kids. as a result, grandkids and grandparents had more opportunity to spend time together. nowadays, senior citizens often live in assisted living communities when they need care. instead of their families taking care of them, medical professionals do. the result is that children have less opportunity to spend time with senior citizens. more importantly, children are denied the wisdom of their grandparents. grandparents also experience negative effects by this separation. they are being denied the company of youth. in turn, senior citizens can lose touch with the current world.

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which sentence from the paragraph best describes the main idea of the passage?

a.

"in the past, aging family members were commonly cared for by their kids."

b.

"nowadays, senior citizens often live in assisted living communities when they need care."

c.

"as a result, grandkids and grandparents had more opportunity to spend time together."

d.

"today, young people have less contact with senior citizens than in years past."

In mandatory military service in america one of the main arguments states that americans should share benefits and responsibilities of citizenship.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

What happens to graders who use a red pen? a.they are more accurate with thier correctionsb.they find more errorsc.they feel themselves getting angrt when they graded.they make more mistakes