PART A: Which if the following best summarizes the debate about fracking?
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Scientists do not know enough about fracking to draw a conclusion about the risks of this technology.
People who live close to fracking sites and some scientists argue that fracking may be harmful to humans and
the environment. Drilling companies and some scientists argue that fracking is an important source of clean
energy and has not been scientifcally shown to be harmful.
Mark Marham, a resident of Colorado, and Josh Fox, the director of Gasland, have been trying convince the
government to abolish drilling companies.
President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a report that led to the de-
regulation of drilling companies.
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Wha is"centrifugal bumble puppy "? why is it important for games to require a complication apparatus? (brave new world)

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

That rolled gracefully toward the shore