COMMONLIT Text-Dependent Questions
Directions: For the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
1.
PART A: Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text?
A. Lyndon Johnson was respected and admired for making difficult decisions
throughout his presidency, including the Vietnam War.
B. Lyndon Johnson was recognized for improving American society with laws
regarding civil rights, but was criticized for his decisions during the Vietnam War.
C. Lyndon Johnson was widely considered to be too forceful and abrasive during
his presidency, and was met with resistance because of his off-putting attitude.
D. Lyndon Johnson set high expectations for himself during his presidency.
However, his inability to deliver on many of his promises lost him the public's
support.

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.