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And here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by energy we've heard a

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rumor some lucky people come by it naturally.. not us.. ok check out following [young girl running around a room and woman falls asleep in a chair]

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sentence and thank you Jim Furyk.. all right while eating a greasy sandwich and

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fries may taste good in a moment an hour or two later you'll likely feel like the

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energy was sucked right out of you, all right here's today's question what is

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the phrase like the energy was sucked right out of you suggest about the main

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idea of the text, select two options and here are your potential answers..... indecisive no

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problem this time you get to choose two answers alright let's get started this

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sentence is explaining that while fast food tastes good it leaves you feeling [Boxer fighting a hoover]

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like you went 12 rounds with an energy sucking vacuum. Answer C) states this pretty

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clearly fast food can lower your energy and probably your lifespan but there's

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just something about those cool burger king crowns that make us just not care answer [Man wearing Burger King crown]

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F) says more or less the same thing being half asleep in the middle of the day is

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usually considered bad usually sometimes you've just got a power nap so in this [Car crashes into the back of another car]

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example it's a negative consequence but this sentence is in a blanket

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condemnation of all sandwiches, Jared once proved some sandwiches are good and [Jared with a subway sandwich]

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there's no all-out prohibition on fries either like video games and high-stakes [Man playing slot machines]

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gambling it's okay to indulge sometimes and there's no mention at all in the

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sentence about cleanup. Barney would be disappointed and finally this passage is [Barney standing in a messy room]

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referring to energy in terms of motivation like the motivation to walk

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or at least pick up the remote control it's not referring to the scientific [Boy laying in a chair asking Siri what a remote control is]

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conversion of calories to energy like in answer E) that leaves C) and F) as correct

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answers doesn't being right always give you a little energy boost, no ok..Fine [Girl laying in a chair asking for an energy drink]

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have that red bull

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