Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California." What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon.

Which statement best describes the scene in the first stanza of Ginsberg’s poem?

The speaker is hastily making his way to the local supermarket to meet up with an old friend.

The speaker is busy gazing at the full moon when he bumps into a former acquaintance.

The speaker is taking a lonely stroll at night while reflecting on the words of a favorite poet.

The speaker is eager to return to the safety of his home and read poems by Walt Whitman

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim