Summary of silent spring

Silent Spring is considered the book that started the global grassroots environmental movement. Released in 1962, it focuses on the negative effects of chemical pesticides that were, at the time, a large part of US agriculture. Rachel Carson and her work began initiating a shift in global environmental consciousness.

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Juanita used her affinity for numbers to help her design a computer program that relied on college-level math formulas, even though she was only in middle school.

Based on the context clues in the sentence, what is the best meaning of “affinity”?

a talent for
an enjoyment of
a fondness for
an understanding of

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What’s your fav subject

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History

What has happened recently in current events that you find interesting?

In The Masque of the Red Death, how does the description of the clock contribute to the development of the story’s theme(s)?

Please look at the image and answer the 4 questions. I don't know what the "topic" is meant to be. ​

meaning of rescinded​

Read this excerpt from Little Brother and answer the following questions in complete sentences using proper grammar and punctuation:

Marcus manages to flag down a vehicle and they get more than they bargained for...

It was a military-looking Jeep, like an armored Hummer, only it didn't have any military insignia on it. The car skidded to a stop just in front of me, and I jumped back and lost my balance and ended up on the road. I felt the doors open near me, and then saw a confusion of booted feet moving close by. I looked up and saw a bunch of military-looking guys in coveralls, holding big, bulky rifles and wearing hooded gas masks with tinted face-plates.

I barely had time to register them before those rifles were pointed at me. I'd never looked down the barrel of a gun before, but everything you've heard about the experience is true. You freeze where you are, time stops, and your heart thunders in your ears. I opened my mouth, then shut it, then, very slowly, I held my hands up in front of me.

The faceless, eyeless armed man above me kept his gun very level. I didn't even breathe. Van was screaming something and Jolu was shouting and I looked at them for a second and that was when someone put a coarse sack over my head and cinched it tight around my windpipe, so quick and so fiercely I barely had time to gasp before it was locked on me. I was pushed roughly but dispassionately onto my stomach and something went twice around my wrists and then tightened up as well, feeling like baling wire and biting cruelly. I cried out and my own voice was muffled by the hood.

I was in total darkness now and I strained my ears to hear what was going on with my friends. I heard them shouting through the muffling canvas of the bag, and then I was being impersonally hauled to my feet by my wrists, my arms wrenched up behind my back, my shoulders screaming.

I stumbled some, then a hand pushed my head down and I was inside the Hummer. More bodies were roughly shoved in beside me.

"Guys?" I shouted, and earned a hard thump on my head for my trouble. I heard Jolu respond, then felt the thump he was dealt, too. My head rang like a gong.

"Hey," I said to the soldiers. "Hey, listen! We're just high school students. I wanted to flag you down because my friend was bleeding. Someone stabbed him." I had no idea how much of this was making it through the muffling bag. I kept talking. "Listen—this is some kind of misunderstanding. We've got to get my friend to a hospital—"

Someone went upside my head again. It felt like they used a baton or something—it was harder than anyone had ever hit me in the head before. My eyes swam and watered and I literally couldn't breathe through the pain. A moment later, I caught my breath, but I didn't say anything. I'd learned my lesson.

In three to five sentences, explain Marcus' current stage of identity development. Use examples from the text. As a reminder, the different stages of identity development are: (20 points)

Identity Diffusion occurs when an adolescent does not make a commitment to any particular roles, values, or goals.
Identity Foreclosure occurs when someone makes a commitment without considering other possibilities.
Identity Moratorium occurs when an individual is in the midst of a crisis over a particular role or value and tries out alternatives in order to make a commitment.
Identity Achievement occurs when someone makes a personal decision or commitment after going through a crisis and exploring his or her options.

synthetic motor oil is often used instead of conventional oil although synthetic oil has many advantages , which statement suggests a negative impact on the environment or society ? HELLP !!!

We must do something to help the bee population win the battle against a colony collapse or the world faces horrendous consequences. Bees are important to our food chain. The loss of bees would mean the extinction of food as we know it. Choose the denotation for each of these words. horrendous

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How is ultra-parasitical being used?

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what is the synonym of lately​

Any spooky short stories of a old abonded place or house?

PART A: Which sentence best describes a theme of the
poem? (A Dream within a Dream, by Edgar Allan Poe)


O A Our loved ones usually leave us.

OB Nothing in life is permanent.

OC It is important to hold on to your dreams.

OD We cannot slow the passage of time.

3. You can conclude that the cactus
must store a lot of water because...
A. It grows in an area with little rain.
B. There are many animals nearby.
It has a long growing season.

What details support the answer

Which of the following characters frequently speaks with ironic sarcasm?
Squealer
Clover
Boxer
Snowball

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it needs to be 3 long paragraphs and do not copy and paste it please
will mark brainly for the best one

Now the trumpet summons us again—not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need—not as a call to battle, though embattled we are—but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation"—a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. what is the device?

highlight the verb
i could be a lifeguard

A story that includes we had never in so much trouble before

Stewart joined his friends, they love the movies.
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O Comma Splice
O Complete Sentence

The poem is written in _____, and is _____ lines. syllabic meter, ten free verse, ten free verse, twelve syllabic meter, twelve

PLEASE HELP!! Fill in the blank with the most specific adjective: "Aisha picked the Mayans as the subject of her report on _____ civilizations."
A. old
B. Early
C.Ancient
D.pre-columbian

A paragraph contains a _____________of events.

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Which is the best topic sentence for a response to this
passage?
O People should always supervise their dogs.
O I really like the book White Fang.
O White Fang describes the relationship between two
dogs, White Fang and Lip-Lip
The author of White Fang included details in his
book.

which characteristic makes 'Song of Myself" a free verse poem

Read the excerpt from "Code Talkers." Although American Indian soldiers had effectively used their languages to create and transmit secret messages during World War I, military leaders were reluctant to use the code a second time, fearing that it would no longer be effective. The Japanese and German governments had sent students to the United States specifically to learn certain American Indian languages. The Navajo language, however, was so complex that few people outside the Navajo Nation itself could speak it. In 1942, it was estimated that only thirty non-Navajos spoke the language worldwide. Which questions would improve the reader's ability to understand the military leaders' fear that the code would no longer be effective? Select 2 options.

Any tips on how to start an introductory paragraph for an essay?