While many Americans do recycle a fair amount of what they use, there is still one big barrier left to overcome in the struggle to reduce consumption and the amount of garbage we produce: packaged foods. Look in your grocery bag the next time you come home from shopping, and just count all the boxes and packages. Although it is good to put pressure on manufacturers by writing letters and urging them to use recyclable packaging, this is more like a Band-Aid for the problem. Even if all the packaging were recyclable, it still requires energy to turn the used containers back into usable items. The only real solution is one that is particularly hard for us because it necessitates a change in lifestyle. We quite simply have to get back to basics and learn to live on more fresh foods as well as staples we can buy in bulk, like rice and other grains. It also means passing up that yummy tofu salad in the deli case and making it yourself at home. Likewise, it means not getting take-out food or at least getting it far less often. By doing this, we not only greatly reduce our own need to recycle used materials, but we put pressure on manufacturers at the same time. If we quit buying their wares, they will have to make changes, such as using containers that can be composted. Of course, it is good to write letters, too. That way the companies understand exactly why you have stopped buying their products. Then, they will know what they need to change to entice you back to using their products. Which of the following lines features the author's proposed method of creating change in the manufacturing and pachaging industries?

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a. "...it is good to put pressure on manufacturers by writing letters and urging them to use recyclable packaging..."
b. "Look in your grocery bag the next time you come home from shopping, and just count all the boxes and packages."
c. "While many Americans do recycle a fair amount of what they use, there is still one big barrier left..."
d. " If we quit buying their wares, they will have to make changes, such as using containers that can be composted."

Yes or no? biology is the study of rocks and minerals.

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.

How does the conflict in this excerpt advance the plot? check all that apply. carew’s murder provides mr. utterson with a reason to search mr. hyde’s house and learn more about him. mr. hyde is found hiding in his home when mr. utterson and inspector newcomen search it. mr. utterson finds evidence on the victim that further ties mr. hyde to dr. jekyll. mr. utterson begins to dislike mr. hyde and becomes suspicious of his connection to dr. jekyll. inspector newcomen and mr. utterson find items that suggest mr. hyde has committed other crimes.