Read the passages, and answer the question that follows.

passage one
many experts today believe we have used nearly 50 percent of the earth’s oil resources. no big deal, right? we have 50 percent left! and yet there are some who suggest that such optimism is foolish. as the cost of drilling rises and the ability to extract oil from dwindling reserves becomes harder, production will not be able to keep up with demand.

passage two
alternative energy sources exist. like oil, other non-renewable sources of energy, such as coal and uranium, will either be used up or become too expensive to buy and process. manufactured energy, such as hydrogen, requires advanced technology. however, renewable sources, such as solar, wind, and water, will cushion the decline of limited energy resources.

based on these two passages, which of the following statements is true?

both authors are optimistic, because they provide examples of other usable resources besides oil.

one author feels negatively about the future while the other is more hopeful.

both authors suggest that there will not be enough oil reserves to keep up with demand.

one author is optimistic about the future while the other is not.

Select the correct text in the passage. which sentence in this excerpt from abraham lincoln's second inaugural address conveys that he wanted the us civil war to end as soon as possible? neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. both read the same bible and pray to the same god, and each invokes his aid against the other. it may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just inging their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. the prayers of both could not be answered. that of neither has been answered fully. the almighty has his own purposes. "woe unto the world because of offenses, for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh" if we shall suppose that american slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of god, must needs come, but which, having continued through his appointed time, he now wills to remove, and that he gives to both north and south this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living god always ascribe to him? fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. yet, if god wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the lord are true and righteous altogether." reset next

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Which of the following most affects macbeth’s character ? a. he has an angry temperament b. he has only a minor title c. he is unhappy in his marriage d.he is offended by his friends