Heyyy can some me srry i keep posting questions. what does the bright light symbolize in this passage? she knocked on the door. when no one answered, she lit a candle, opened the door, and walked into the room. her grumpy brother was sitting in a corner of the darkened room. he was consumed by his anger and hate. she stayed in the room despite his foul mood. then, slowly but surely, his mood improved. they spoke for hours after he opened up to her. a while later, he realized how well his room was lit. despite its tiny flame, the candle had pushed out the darkness, just as his sister had managed to drive out the darkness in him. a .loneliness b .kindness c. conscience d .anger

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in