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A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration
synonyms garland, chain, lei, swathe, swag, loop
OR
Adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations
synonyms decorate, adorn, ornament, trim, hang, loop, drape, swathe, garland, wreathe, bedeck
The correct answer is D. Weed tree that wreaks havoc on the environment is referred to favorably as the "tree-of-heaven."
Explanation:
Irony occurs when the outcome in a situation is not the one expected or words have an opposite meaning to the literal meaning. In the excerpt, there is irony because the three known as the "tree-of-heaven" in China is an invasive and harmful species. This can be seen in "implacable invaders capable of rooting in tiny chinks in subway tunnels" and in "heaving up sidewalks and wreaking havoc in sewers" that shows the power the tree has to invade spaces and destroy structures despite the name suggests the tree is positive. This means there is an incongruence between the expectations about the tree and the reality. Thus, the statement that explains irony is statement D.
Answer:
Explanation:
Notice that each answer choice has a common theme of violence.
However, choices B (violence in popular music), C (violence in video games), and D (violence on television shows) are concentrated on one area/place where violence is prevalent. They are not very broad.
On the other hand, choice A (violence in society) is probably too broad for a 10 minute speech. There is all sorts of violence in society as a whole and there are too many things to touch in a ten minute time period.
Fossil fuel companies should pay for climate change because, it only makes sense that the companies that have helped fuel the climate crisis should be cleaning up their share of the mess.
Discussion:
Growing up, we all learned an important, simple principle: Clean up your own mess.
As transitioning to renewable energy becomes more urgent to control the worst effects of climate change, the government needs to raise funds to help build a more sustainable country and world.
In essence, it only does make sense that the companies that have helped fuel the climate crisis should be cleaning up the mess they started.
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