What is the central idea of the following passage (paragraph 13)? DOLL
So where's the romance? American Romanticism and Transcendentalism are not about romance,
per se, but they do have something to do with love-the love of truth, the love of beauty, and the
love of nature. Like romantic love, Romanticism is characterized by optimism, idealism, and
intuition. Romanticism and Transcendentalism, however, direct all of this love and optimism not
toward another person, but toward the natural world and the divine within ourselves. The ideals
of "big R" Romanticism, as well as Transcendentalism, are woven into the fabric of the American
psyche. We can see their effects in movies about people who retreat to nature to become closer
to themselves or reassess their life's purpose. We see these themes played out in stories about
rugged individualists.
O A. Romanticism is the singular most influential social and philosophical movement in the United States.
B. Romanticism has lost significance and relevance in our increasingly technology-based world.
O C. The principles and values of Romanticism are still present in modern America and everyday life.
D. In recent years, Romantic ideas and beliefs have widely replaced traditional religious practices.

What evidence in the excerpt supports schwartz claim? select three options

"the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower, comes a pause in the day's occupations, that is known as the children's hour. i hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet, the sound of a door that is opened, and voices soft and sweet. from my study i see in the lamplight, descending the broad hall stair, grave alice, and laughing allegra, and edith with golden hair. a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! they climb up into my turret o'er the arms and back of my chair; if i try to escape, they surround me; they seem to be everywhere. they almost devour me with kisses, their arms about me entwine, till i think of the bishop of bingen in his mouse-tower on the rhine! do you think, o blue-eyed banditti, because you have scaled the wall, such an old mustache as i am is not a match for you all! i have you fast in my fortress, and will not let you depart, but put you down into the dungeon in the round-tower of my heart. and there will i keep you forever, yes, forever and a day, till the walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away! which literary device does longfellow use most frequently in the poem? a. simile b. metaphor c. repetition d. personification

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage