America the Not-So-Beautiful by Andrew A. Rooney How does the author connect the idea of prosperity to the amount of trash people throw away?
A The author says that because the United States is prosperous, or has an abundance of things we want and need, that we make more waste. It is easier to throw things out when it is easy to replace them. In countries that aren't prosperous, people must hold on to things to get as much use out of them as possible.
B The author uses loaded language when he says, “Some of the things we're throwing away are poisoning the Earth and will eventually poison all of us and all living things,” “The problem is staggering,” and “How long will it be before we trash the whole Earth?”

Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women