What is the main idea in this excerpt from a speech? television has negative and positive qualities. television shows can entertain people who are stuck inside on a rainy day. they can also teach english as a second language and inform people about the world around them. although there are many great reasons to turn on your television, there are also bad parts about it. for example, some shows are full of violence, bad language, and other elements that aren’t appropriate for young viewers. a. television should be used only for educational purposes. b. television new immigrants learn to speak english. c. television has both good and bad sides to it. d. television shouldn’t be harmful to young viewers. e. television sets should be turned off most of the day.

the answer is c

Explanation:

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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