Select the correct answer. Which statement from the excerpt expresses the author's overall claim?
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The modern philosophy of "out with the old, in with the new" has been used and abused for years.
OB.
It is bad enough that developers and private citizens are blind to the beauty around them ...
OC.
Little regard is given to ... the innate beauty of hand-carved woodwork and ornamentation.
OD.
This destruction is often performed with the thought that it is the property that holds the true value, no
the structure that sits on it.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. it was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that i encountered friend. he accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. the man wore motley. had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. i wa to see him that i thought i should never have done wringing his hand. in the excerpt above, the use of the word madness is meant to o provide the reason for fortunato's ridiculous outfit. invoke a feeling of anger in the scene. screate a sarcastic tone in the narrator. describe the lawlessness of the carnival season. next question v ron urun

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england. simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?

The best description of the theme presented in the resolution of "lost” is that a crisis can people appreciate life’s joys. cause people to act selfishly. bring enemies together. drive two friends apart.