Silently he crept through jagged thornbushes. Bare feet moved swiftly over hot, arid soil to the edge of a waterhole where the kudu was drinking. The great animal suddenly looked up, spiral horns curving sharply into the endless African sky. Nsue did not reach for his pouch of poisoned arrows. He had no heart for killing. This would not be the day he would change his childish boyhood name. How does paragraph 1 contribute to Nsue’s development?

A.
It establishes Nsue’s disappointment at not finding a suitable animal to bring to the feast.

B.
It establishes Nsue’s apprehension of participating in the Festival of the New Moon.

C.
It establishes Nsue’s desire to become a great storyteller like Gao, the Old One.

D.
It establishes Nsue’s motivation to find something to take to the feast.

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

How does human environment effects biosphere

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