Which of the following describes how the author introduces dust storms in the text? A. as mysterious events that people struggled to understand for years

B. as deadly storms that claimed many people’s lives in the Great Plains

C. as similar to other storms that people in the Great Plains encountered

D. as serious storms that frightened people by their appearance and power

Which techniques best describe the tone the author is using in this passage?

Part consider this quote from the video: i don't think ravi felt isolated. i think he was bored, and he didn't think the game was very interesting. like he wanted to hide so that he didn't have to play, and he could just chill and wait it out. do you agree or disagree with this point of view? find evidence from the story to support or refute the student's claim. in your response, clarify why you agree or disagree with the student's thoughts.

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .