(NO LINKS) Read the paragraph from the article. Lately, there does not seem to be a clear line determining what we can and cannot joke about. For example, there is a lot of humor out there that expresses hatred of women. This kind of humor has frightening impacts. Dr. Thomas Ford, a psychologist from Western Carolina University, ran a study of such humor. He found a direct link between the enjoyment of these jokes and related behavior. People who enjoy humor that is hateful to women, the study reports, also show a greater willingness to discriminate against women. It's not honest to say it's "just a joke." The impacts are very real.

Which sentence BEST summarizes the paragraph?

A. Dr. Ford's study showed that people who enjoy hateful jokes about women are more likely to treat women badly.

B. Dr. Ford's study showed that there is a lot of humor on the internet right now that shows a hatred of women.

C. People who say they are just making some jokes are not telling the truth.

D. People have a hard time telling what they can and cannot joke about.

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.