Question

adapted except from art and the handicraftsman by oscar wilde that the beauty of life is unimportant, i suppose, few people would try to argue. and yet most civilized people act as if beauty were insignificant. in doing so, they wrong both themselves and those that are to come after them. for the beauty of art is no mere accident of human life which people can take or leave. it is an absolute necessity of life if we are meant to live as nature meant us — that is, unless we are content to be less than men. select the correct answer from the drop - down menu. micah is writing an argumentative essay about home décor. read a source that micah is using for his essay. then choose the correct way to include an in - text citation for a sentence in the essay. the items people own should be as aesthetic as possible because the beauty of art is no mere accident of human life but an absolute necessity (wilde). the beauty of art is no mere accident of human life, but an absolute necessity (wilde). the beauty of art is no mere accident of human life, but an absolute necessity (wilde). the beauty of art is no mere accident of human life but an absolute necessity.

Explanation:

To determine the correct in - text citation, we follow the rules of proper citation formatting. The original quote from Oscar Wilde is "For the beauty of art is no mere accident of human life which people can take or leave. It is an absolute necessity of life if we are meant to live as nature meant us — that is, unless we are content to be less than men." When creating an in - text citation for a direct quote, we need to include the author's last name and ensure the quote is accurately presented. Among the options, the one that correctly presents the quote and includes the author's last name (Wilde) in the citation is "the beauty of art is no mere accident of human life, but an absolute necessity (Wilde)".

Answer:

the beauty of art is no mere accident of human life, but an absolute necessity (Wilde)