Read this passage from the u. s. coral reef task force. from the information in this passage, what can you infer is not a threat to coral reefs? the coast guard performs missions and has regulatory responsibilities that address a number of the threats to and management of coral reefs. these include waterways management including maintaining aids to navigation, regulation of anchorages and vessel routing, living marine resources law enforcement, pollution and hazardous material spill response, and mitigation of the introduction of aquatic invasive species. as the u. s. representative at imo, the coast guard is also engaged in international efforts to protect coral reefs from maritime activities.

Examine the imagery in these lines of the poem "the legend" by garrett hongo. he is asian, thai or vietnamese, and very skinny, dressed as one of the poor in rumpled suit pants and a plaid mackinaw, dingy and too large. he negotiates the slick of ice on the sidewalk by his car, opens the fairlane's back door, leans to place the laundry in, and turns, for an instant, toward the flurry of footsteps and cries of pedestrians as a boy—that's all he was— backs from the corner package store shooting a pistol, firing it, once, at the dumbfounded man who falls forward, grabbing at his chest. how does the imagery in these lines affect the reader’s experience of the poem? check all that apply. it creates a visual picture of the man. it conveys what the scene sounds like. it describes the actions of the boy. it reveals the poet’s opinion of the characters. it encourages readers to care for the characters. it shows the resolution of a conflict. it explains the reasons for the event.