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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

Asap i put 30 pts idk how much is shows. submit the following: · graphic organizer: evidence for a poem's theme · graphic organizer: informal essay for an outline about theme · first draft 1. write an introduction with a clear thesis about the theme of the poem. 2. analyze the theme of the poem using paraphrases, examples and quotations as evidence. 3. write a conclusion that summarizes the theme. 4. use appropriate transitions. 5. maintain a third person point of view.

What is the independent cause in this sentence? "if the poem is about going mad when love is lost, what would happen if love didn't die? "