What's the sentences? I only see 1? I don't understand.
The correct answer is C. By showing that most students are not tardy because of doctor's appointments.
Explanation
A counterclaim is an argument that contradicts or opponents the main claim of an argument. In this case, the counterclaim is "Some residents believe that this is due to early morning doctor appointments" because these sentences oppose the idea of the author about making schools have starting time every day. Additionally, the author responds to the counterclaim by saying "Only eight percent of those students had medical excuses". So, the correct answer is C. By showing that most students are not tardy because of doctor appointments.
Asteroids offer a source of volatiles and an extraordinarily rich supply of minerals that can be exploited for the exploration and colonization of our solar system in the twenty-first century. Asteroids represent the bits and pieces left over from the process that formed the inner planets, including Earth.
Answer: indirectly, through his lack of action.
Explanation:
Jim does nothing in this excerpt apart from look at Della who then tried to interpret this look by diagnosing it for the presence of emotions that she had prepared for but instead found none.
We are therefore introduced to Jim's character indirectly through Della's eyes as she analyses his lack of action.