1. The story of the Gold Rush begins with a carpenter noticing several bright bits of yellow mineral near a sawmill on a California ranch.
A. List of items B. Time order

shean is his name and he has been a shepord for   14 years

the choice that is not a technique that you should use to come up with ideas for the topic of a research project is, writing about academic subjects that are not interesting to you. this does not belong to the techniques to come up with ideas because having no interest in a certain topic will lose your drive to come up with better ideas. it gives no room for improvement and acquiring of new ideas and information. 

explanation:

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.