Read this sentence from the essay: so the food chain, which would depend on plankton, is very weak at its base. based on the text, what does the phrase very weak at its base mean? has a hint of weakness throughout its structure has little support at the lowest level is based on something that is misleading or untrue is simplified to a point of weakness

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

When a monster in a story does not have the ability to communicate, what is the most likely result?

Which two lines in this excerpt from elizabeth bishops the fish suggests that the speaker respects the fish