Read the third paragraph from Muir's essay "Calypso Borealis" and answer the question.
[3] But when the sun was getting low and everything seemed most bewildering and discouraging. I found beautiful Calypso on the mossy bank of as
bulb had found a soft nest and from which its one leaf and one flower sprung. The flower was white and made the impression of the utmost simple pa
the surface was still frozen, and the water was ice cold. It seemed the most spiritual of all the flower people I had ever met. I sat down beside it and
Select two words or phrases from the text that demonstrate Muir's scientific approach to nature.
"most bewildering"
"bed of yellow mosses"
"small white bulb"
rutmost simple purity
"cried for joy

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the three (3) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. your sister has a new boyfriend. the first time you meet him, he corners you and talks to you for an hour about football, a subject in which you have no interest at all. you come away with the impression that he is an inconsiderate bore. the next two times you see him, however, he says not a word about football. he participates in the general conversation and makes some witty and intelligent remarks. what is your impression of him now? do you find him likable and interesting on the basis of the last two encounters? do you average out the early minus and the later plus and come out with a neutral zero? neither is likely. what is likely is that you still think of him as an inconsiderate bore. psychological research suggests that first impressions, as our mothers and fathers told us, are quite lasting. 1. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is positive. 2. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is neither positivenor negative. 3. the selection suggests that it’s a good idea to make good firstimpressions. 4. the selection suggests that it can be difficult to remain objective aboutothers. 5. first impressions tend to be fair and balance