Part a: which of the following statements best describes a central idea of the text?

a
in the early 1500s, a strange illness caused many townspeople to experience muscle spasms that made them look like they were dancing.
b
in the early 1500s, a group of townspeople began dancing for no apparent reason and, even more troubling, they could not stop.
c
only until very recently, the dancing plague of 1518 was considered a myth, one with very little evidence to support its existence.
d
in medieval france, it was customary for dancing festivals to last days, even weeks, often leading to exhaustion and occasionally death.

A. In the early 1500s, a strange illness caused many townspeople to experience muscle spasms that made them look like they were dancing.

Explanation:

This is the central idea of the text. In this text, we learn about what is known as the Dancing Plague of 1518. This was an event in which people in Strasbourg danced uncontrollably and willingly for about two months, sometimes to the point of exhaustion or death. This is considered the consequence of an illness (possibly from eating contaminated rye) or a form of collective mania.

some attention getter quotes to support your thesis regarding brain work could be the following: :

a. storage capacity of your brain is virtually unlimited.

b. your brain produces sufficient electricity to light-up a small bulb.

c. different brain circuits are involved with reading aloud or silently.

d. your brain by itself does not feel pain.

e. reading allows your brain to download info directly.

f. brains of two musicians performing together can synchronize.