Answer:
C. “The students who would end up the best in their class began to practice more than everyone else: six hours a week by age nine, eight hours a week by age twelve, sixteen hours a week by age fourteen, and up and up…”
Explanation:
This is the only sentence from the excerpt that supports the idea that more practice is better since it leads to greater success. This is shown since the statement says that the students that were the best, ended up practicing more than everyone else.
Answer:
C) the society in Brave New World
<span>There is a
central idea/theme within “Embers of Moonlight” of dying. This is first evidenced within the title with
the word “embers.” Embers are the pieces
of fire (wood/coal) that are burning out, yet they still have fire within
them. The author discusses the dying of
the moon—something that can appear to some to be immortal—and with that can be
said to communicate the idea or theme that everything goes through the phases
of life and will eventually die. </span>
