Read this excerpt from a speech that Maurice is writing about the topic of football in middle school. The sport of football should be banned in middle school. Many people disagree with this position. They think football is popular and should continue to be played. I don’t think children in middle school should be given the choice about possibly harming their health.

Which best addresses the counterclaim that “football should be played in middle school” and belongs in the blank space in Maurice’s speech?

A. I’ve watched a lot of football with my dad and brother, and I understand why people like football, as it can be really exciting.

B. I’ve always thought football was a silly sport, with the players trying to knock each other down all the time.

C I understand that people love football, just as they love baseball and all other ball sports, but not everyone loves football.

D. I respect that people love football, but doctors are saying now that many players get head injuries, and the helmets don’t help prevent those very well.

Vonnegut says that he can't visit the school because the story is called make your soul grow

What type of noun is "choir" in the following sentence? deanna was ecstatic when she found out she made the choir. concrete abstract compound collective

Read the following excerpt from the declaration of independence: when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations to prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world. he has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. how do the authors of the declaration best use deductive reasoning to support the idea that the colonists have a right to form a new government? o a. they first establish the widely accepted belief that governments derive their power from the people. o o b. they list the colonists' grievances against the british monarchy, starting with the king's refusal to "assent to laws." o c. they first establish the idea that declaring one's intentions is a decent and expected measure. o d. they follow his initial statement by pointing out that the colonists do not take these measures lightly.