Passage
town a lot of books. they are a significant element of my life. perhaps only writing and my children have
more importance than my book collection and reading, and often it is a dead heat as to what i cherish and
enjoy most. today, i spent eight hours prowling through the boxes of books, and seeing old favorites, and
titles anew that had been forgotten, wandering from subiect stack to subject stack creating piles of different
books throughout my dimly lit attic

question
according to the passage, the author can spend hours?
a)• cleaning out her attic
b)reflecting on special moments with her children
c)savoring her collection of reading materials
d)writing about family and work

The paced decision model is a tool that can be used in a variety of situationsit should clarify one's alternative and criteriapaced decision-making processused to solve problems in a rational, systematic way- state the problem- list the alternatives- identify criteria- evaluate alternatives- make a decisionstep 1 - problem: the first step is to state the problem. what car should i buy? step 2 - alternatives: list some likely alternativesstep 3 - criteria: the next step is to establish criteria - what is the most important to you. (these criteria need to be state din positive terms, i.e., stated as you what you want.) ex costs less than $4000; gets at least 25 mpg,; seats at least 4; has ac;   step 4 - evaluate each alternative by comparing it to criterion. if an alternative meets a criterion, pus a + in that box - if not put a -. at the end look to see which alternative meets your most important criteria. (some criteria will be more important than others. those may be given greater weight. and, if an alternative costs more than $4000, it probably won't matter if there is a + in all the other boxes.)step 5 - decide: based on the insights gained, make a choice. be sure to explain that it won't always be the one with the most +'s - since some criteria count more than othersthe strength of this tool lies in the ability of each student to determine their own criteria for evaluation