What is most likely a central idea about progress from the excerpt? * (1 Point) A. Society would advance a lot farther if everyo
ne lived isolated in the woods. B. While supposedly helping the lives of some people , progress destroys the lives of others. C. People will have to burn down existing structures in order to move forward. D. Germans found a much better balance in their advancements by having stricter boundaries .
The central idea shows that for progress to happen, people must burn down existing structures and move forward, as shown in option C.
Through questions similar to yours, we can see that you are referring to the section "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" written by Thoreau in the book "Walden."
By reading this section, we can see that:
Thoreau believed that for society to progress, it would be necessary to abandon existing social and political structures.
This abandonment would promote equality in the population and allow everyone to detach themselves from material goods and any kind of wealth.
Thus, people would enter a state of "voluntary poverty" where they would not worry about their status and would strive to strengthen their spirits and minds, promoting individual progress, which would automatically promote social progress.
Thus, we can say that for Thoreau, progress did not walk in communion with the structures determined by society that valued wealth and social hierarchy.
The witches gather on the moor and cast a spell as Macbeth and Banquo arrive. The witches hail Macbeth first by his title Thane of Glamis, then as Thane of Cawdor and finally as king. They then prophesy that Banquo's children will become kings. Macbeth demands to know more but the witches vanish.
English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article. For example, if I say, "Let's read the book," I mean a specific book.