Excerpt from acupuncture: or wilson the u. s. food and drug administration (fda) approved acupuncture needles for use by licensed practitioners in 1996. the fda requires that sterile, nontoxic needles be used and that they be labeled for single use by qualified practitioners only. relatively few complications from the use of acupuncture have been reported to the fda in light of the millions of people treated each year and the number of acupuncture needles used. answer the following question related to the excerpt from acupuncture: or hype? : why does the author refer to the fda's approval of acupuncture needles?

a)to clarify the methods used by acupuncturists.

b) to ensure that the reader chooses the correct needles.

c) to show the superiority of traditional chinese medicine.

d) to entertain the readers with a story about acupuncture

its not b

Read the excerpt from muir's essay "calypso borealis" and answer the question. [5] how long i sat beside calypso i don't know. hunger and weariness vanished, and only after the sun was low in the west i splashed on through the swamp, strong and exhilarated as if never more to feel any mortal care. at length i saw maple woods on a hill and found a log house. i was gladly received. "where ha ye come fra? the swamp, that awfu' swamp. what were ye doin' there? " etc. "mony a puir body has been lost in that muckle, cauld, dreary bog and never been found." when i told her i had entered it in search of plants and had been in it all day, she wondered how plants could draw me to these awful places, and said, "it's god's mercy ye ever got out." examine the details muir includes in this paragraph. which statement accurately explains how muir's response to nature compares to the log house owner's response? he is enthusiastic and in awe while she is doubtful and fearful. muir cautiously admires whereas the lady shows religious dedication. the lady is more interested in the bog while muir is fascinated by plants. they both admire nature—its intense dangers and its true treasures.

Iopened the door quietly, then stood in the doorway rewrite using ..ing participle

Read this excerpt from "we shall overcome." hundreds of thousands of people sang them. but sometimes, it was one lone person with a guitar. they sang in segregated bus stations, picket lines, freedom marches, concert stadiums, city squares, and videos. when injustice of oppression threatens, people sing protest songs to proclaim their resistance, publicize their cause, and encourage hope for a better future, based on this excerpt as an introductory paragraph, which of the following would you expect to read about in the article? different groups of people who were oppressed the ways that music brings diverse groups of people together similarities between historical movements that provided rights for groups of people different song styles throughout specific historical events