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B. The new style of jazz that Ellington introduced in his music impressed audiences across the world, even impacting fellow musicians.
Explanation:
According to a different source, this question refers to the text "Duke Ellington" by Jessica McBirney.
This statement is the one that best describes the main idea of the article. In this article, we learn about the life and legacy of Duke Ellington. Ellington was a musician that played a very important role in the development of jazz and in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. His music allowed him to have an international audience, even travelling to Europe in 1934 and 1935. Ellington's music also influenced an entire generation of fellow musicians.
Answer: D. Harsh realities put an end to daydreams.
Explanation:
In the short story, The Necklace, we learn about Madame Mathlide Loisel who was married to a clerk in the Ministry of Public Instruction. He was not very rich and she did not like that very much for she was always day dreaming about life as a rich person with pleasures that rich people enjoy.
After she borrows a necklace from a friend and subsequently losses it, she and her husband spend 10 years trying to replace the debt they incurred in trying to replace the necklace.
She becomes noticeable aged from hard work and poverty and this new life of hers has put an end to the day dreams that she used to have of a wealthy lifestyle.
Answer:
C). But they can control these pests.
Explanation:
As per the question, the most appropriate revision of the underlined phrase would be 'but they can control these pests' as it involves the pronoun 'they' forthrightly refers to 'farmers' and thus, it does not contain any ambiguity and convey a clear and coherent meaning. The other options either employ an incorrect pronoun referent(in options A and B) or either offers an inappropriate meaning(option D) or completely transforms the structure and meaning unnecessarily(option E due to use of 'except'). Thus, <u>option C</u> is the correct answer.
Answer:
It is important to get a good night's sleep before a big day.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version, it is narrated that Gilgamesh climbed to the top of the mountain and gave an offering asking for a favorable dream, then Enkidu made a shelter and put a circle of magic flour around him.
The second theme of the excerpt is that its important to get a good night's sleep before a big day.
