Which of the following is the best definition of summarizing? A. Summarily dismissing the works of a writer.

B. Putting the words of a sentence in your own words.

C. Improperly using the written material of another author as your own.

D. Translating a longer chunk of an author's writing into your own words in order to shorten the document and present the writer's key points.

D. Translating a longer chunk of an author's writing into your own words in order to shorten the document and present the writer's key points.

Explanation:

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.