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PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?
A.
Focusing on the negative emotions of failures can help you make better decisions in tasks related and unrelated to the original failed task.
B.
It’s important to embrace the negative emotions that come with certain failures, as this could help you do better in the future and avoid additional failures.
C.
It’s better to focus on how you can improve in the future than the negative emotions associated with a perceived failure.
D.
People who avoid focusing on the negative emotions associated with failure report being happier overall, but tend not to learn from their mistakes.

B. Trust me.

Explanation:

You just look at 16 paragraph.

the minoan civilization flourished in the middle bronze age on the island of crete located in the eastern mediterranean from c. 2000 bce until c. 1500 bce. with their unique art and architecture, and the spread of their ideas through contact with other cultures across the aegean, the minoans made a significant contribution to the development of western european civilization as it is known today. labyrinth-like palace complexes, vivid frescoes depicting scenes such as bull-leaping and processions, fine gold jewelry, elegant stone vases, and pottery with vibrant decorations of marine life are all particular features of minoan crete.  

so basically their unique way of ding arts, as well as architecture.

south, because if you took a map you would see texas is directly in the middle of east and west, but it is also downwards towards mexico, therefore it is south