We can see the author is arguing against ridgetop development, but we can also see he has made an appeal in the last paragraph.
It says, "Ridgetop development must be stopped while thoughtful, effective measures are put in place to restrict future development."
Thus, we can come to the conclusion that the best choice/answer would be:
B. Development should be stopped temporarily while restrictions are put in place for future housing developments.
It basically restates the appeal made by the author.
Brutal: savagely violent.
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Bhopal gas tragedy.</h3>
The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on the night of 2 - 3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is considered among the world's worst industrial disasters.
The highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas can cause death within minutes of inhalation if its concentration exceeds 21 PPM (parts per million). That was the reason for so many deaths and the crippling after effects on hundreds of thousands of survivors for decades, as per organisations.
Answer:
B. an artist's rendering of the Gutenberg printing press
Explanation:
<u>As the passage is clearly about how Gutenberg's first printing press worked, an artist's rendering of the machinery</u> which is such an important invention would be very useful in understanding how it works.
<u>the paragraph is pictorial and descriptive</u> and hence would greatly benefit from an illustration that provides visual aid for the workings of the complex machinery that is described in detail in the text.
