Read the passage from when birds get flu and cows go mad! by john diconsiglio. the human version of mad cow resembles a rare brain disease called variant cruetzfeldt-jakob disease (vcjd). it seems to affect mostly young adults. it strikes five or more years after the victim ate bad meat. in every case, the infected person has died. perhaps the best news about mad cow is that people do not catch it easily. chances are, millions of people have eaten infected beef. but, for reasons scientists still do not understand, only about 150 people have gotten vcjd and died from it. which cause-and-effect signal words in the passage point to the result of a problem? the human version in every case chances are but, for reasons

Part consider this quote from the video: i don't think ravi felt isolated. i think he was bored, and he didn't think the game was very interesting. like he wanted to hide so that he didn't have to play, and he could just chill and wait it out. do you agree or disagree with this point of view? find evidence from the story to support or refute the student's claim. in your response, clarify why you agree or disagree with the student's thoughts.

Which passage is the best example of deductive reasoning? a. aaron wants to try something new for lunch. he asks his coworkers what they like and then decides where to eat b. everyone in mr. kim’s class got an a on the test. casey is in mr. kim’s class, so he must have received an a on the test. c. petra sees that all the kids at her school walk home. tomorrow she will tell her mother she doesn’t need a ride home. d. saul is buying a present for his sister. he asks his mother for suggestions and then goes to the mall to find something.

An expository essay instructs, provides information, or explains. in this essay, you are presenting information and explaining why you think the ideas and work of the individual you chose had an effect on european thought. but before you begin writing the essay, you need to organize the information you’ve gathered by creating an outline. directions: your taking notes sheet should have you identify and organize the information you found while doing your research. now it is time to create an outline to organize the information in the way you will present it in your essay. you may decide not to use all the information you gathered, but be sure you do not leave out anything that you believe is important to support your thesis. your essay should include an introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. each paragraph should cover one main topic and should correspond to a roman numeral (i., ii., iii.) on the outline. the main topics should cover: the person’s accomplishment and contributions, and the effect of his or her accomplishments or contributions on european thought. write a topic sentence for each paragraph of your essay. be sure it tells the reader what the section will be about and how the information relates to your thesis statement. your topic sentence for the introductory paragraph might say something like “johannes gutenberg’s invention changed the way people communicated.” a topic sentence for the second paragraph—the first main topic—might be something like "gutenberg’s printing press changed the way books were produced and the way knowledge was communicated.” decide which pieces of information you will use to support your topic sentences. (these ideas or groups of facts are called subtopics.) subtopics follow capital letters and periods (a., b., and c.) on your outline. add this information beneath your topic sentence. you can further divide subtopics into specific facts. in an outline, specific facts follow arabic numerals and periods (1. 2. 3. 4.) end your outline and essay with a concluding paragraph. write a concluding paragraph that summarizes the main ideas of your essay and restates your thesis statement in some way. write no more than four or five sentences. worth 241 points