Read these passages from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! by John DiConsiglio.
"Spanish Flu Mystery May Be Solved!"
A team of scientists has solved an 87-year-old mystery. The cause of the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed 40 to 50 million people,
has finally been identified.
"People Observe World AIDS Day!"
More than 25 million people worldwide have died of the AIDS pandemic since 1981. And nearly 40 million more now live with
the disease.
By contrasting the success in identifying the Spanish flu with the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS, the author
proposes shifting from Spanish flu research to AIDS research.
implies that a breakthrough for AIDS is also possible.
states that AIDS will also be cured within 100 years.
recommends solving AIDS in the same way the flu was solved.

What is the meaning of this euphemism that andrew jackson used in his message to congress

There is nothing miniscule about our --let alone our universe.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile