Plz help ASAP The essay is called " Will We ‘Fix’ The Weather? Yes. Should We Fix The Weather? Hmmm"

1. PART A: Which statement best identifies the central idea of the essay?

A. Human action will inescapably be required to reverse the effects of climate
change.
B. The possibility of regulating the climate poses the question of whether or not we
should.
C. Human beings will never be able to truly control every aspect of the natural
world.
D. Efforts to combat climate change are undermined by showy but unsustainable
experiments.

2. PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A. “The Earth will, of course, keep moving nearer and farther from the sun, our
planet will keep wobbling on its axis” (Paragraph 4)
B. “‘but there are other things we need to deal with, like consumption. They burned
$50,000 just for the helicopter.’” (Paragraph 11)
C. “there’s no guarantee geoengineers won’t make mistakes too. Technology won’t
give us a free ride.” (Paragraph 11)
D. “‘What does it mean to manufacture a planet to our liking, assuming we earned
the skill to do so?’” (Paragraph 13)

3. How does the mention of Einstein and Newton in Paragraph 5 contribute to the
development of the ideas presented in the essay?
A. It speaks to the history of climate change and efforts to combat it.
B. It demonstrates the impracticality of developing technology to control the
climate.
C. It shows that many brilliant minds already attended to the issue of climate
change.
D. It emphasizes the progress of the engineers and technology.

4. Which statement best describes how the author responds to the idea that regulating the
environment will keep humans safe and comfortable?
A. He agrees that this may be true, but expresses discomfort with the idea of
people exerting too much control over the natural world.
B. He disagrees ardently, and believes that the development of such technology
would be ineffective at best and harmful to humans at worst.
C. He agrees that it is possible and thus endorses the efforts of various scientists to
devise technologies to address climate change.
D. He suggests that no method of modulating the environment for the safety of
humans could possibly be practicable or sustainable.

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5. How does Krulwich convey his purpose in the essay? Cite evidence from the text in your
response.

Sally rises every morning at 6: 30 am. after deep-breathing exercises, she dresses in sweats and sport shoes for a morning jog over the same paths in lakewood park. on average, her jog takes 23 minutes. the rest of her day also follows a formula. dinner is at 6: 30. at 7: 00, she turns on the tv to watch the national news. and so it goes. some say sally is a boring person. sally declares she is not at all boring, just well organized. the paragraph is organized by a. showing cause and effect. b. comparison. c. time. d. importance.

Describe the character of sissy jupe, from hard times, by charles dickens, in four sentences. use anaphora and one metaphor in your description.

Write 2. using what you have learned about evidence, explanation, quotations, and paraphrase, write your body paragraphs in the space below. muir and wordsworth you will need to include at least one of each of the following: a direct quotation introduced with a complete sentence and a colon a direct quotation introduced with a signaling phrase and a comma a direct quotation that is introduced and explained in one sentence a paraphrased example an embedded quotation locate 3. within the body paragraphs of your essay, locate a direct quotation that is introduced with a complete sentence and a colon. copy and paste it here. be sure to include the entire sentence that contains the quotation as well as the explanation sentence(s) that come after it. 4. within the body paragraphs of your essay, locate a direct quotation that is introduced with a signaling phrase and a comma. copy and paste it here. be sure to include the entire sentence that contains the quotation as well as the explanation sentence(s) that come after it. 5. within the body paragraphs of your essay, locate a direct quotation that is introduced and explained in one sentence. copy and paste it here. 6. within the body paragraphs of your essay, locate one paraphrased example and copy and paste it here. 7. within the body paragraphs of your essay, locate one embedded quotation and copy and paste it here. 8. using techniques learned in this lesson, write the conclusion to your essay in the space below. 9. how did you connect your introduction and your conclusion? (did you use a similar technique, repetition of a significant word or phrase, explain. 10. copy and paste the words or sentence that signals closure of your essay. 11. copy and paste the sentences that synthesize your ideas. remember, synthesis combines the main ideas of your essay and comments on the significance of those ideas. 12. copy and paste the sentences that answer the question from the prompt: what conclusion or implications can you draw? (it is ok if you have these sentences as a part of your synthesis or challenge to your audience. include them here as well. it is also ok if these sentences are separate from those two elements.) 13. copy and paste the sentences from your conclusion that challenge your audience to think, feel, or do something.