A lot of my classmates participated in scouts when they were younger but dropped out before junior high. But I've found that scouting gets better and better the longer you stay involved. Older kids get to go on longer camping trips and learn more interesting skills. We also get to work with younger scouts, teaching them what we know and helping them earn badges. Those who achieve the highest level of scouting are eligible for college scholarships. I plan to stay involved in scouts until graduate high school. How does the detail "Those who achieve the highest level of scouting are eligible for college scholarships" best support the central idea that scouting gets even better with age?

A. It describes one of the benefits of staying involved in scouting,

B. It proves the claim that people who participate in scouting are smart.

C. It suggests scouts can earn badges for attending college and learning new skills.

D. It notes that high school graduates can no longer be scouts but can be leaders.

A. It describes one of the benefits of staying involved in scouting.

Explanation:

The other answers are good choices, but are missing some details. A. Is a more orthodox and reasonable answer. (Check other sources).

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

the answer is somber