Read the excerpt from "Let Bindi Have the Limelight."
Why does the author most likely include this information in
the article?
Weeks shy of ten, Bindi Irwin was presented with the
coveted golden statue for Outstanding Performer in a
Children's Series She expressed amazement at having
won out over her experienced competitors and gratitude for
Bindi the Jungle Girl's staggering US success over such a
short time period. What she was most grateful for though,
was the life she got to live every day. "I am the luckiest kid
in the worldl" she told the media "I live in a zoo and I get to
teach other kids about animals in a fun way - What more
could you want
to show how competitive Bindi feels about protecting
threatened animals
to show how honored Bindi feels to be spreading a
positive message
to show how grateful Bindi feels that her conservation
work is so easy
to show how determined Bindi is to make her television
show a success

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in