Read the excerpt from the foreword to wheels of change. mary lewanika, a student living in rural zambia, is having a profound experience in being empowered to steer her own course. at 17, in 2009, lewanika was the very first student to receive a world bicycle relief bike. that day she said she felt safer already on the long, sometimes dangerous path to and from school. this is particularly important for lewanika, as she wants to stay in school and graduate from college to become a doctor. what type of evidence does the author use to support her argument? expert testimony a statistic an example scientific analysis

Occurrences of major earthquakes are considered unusual, but minor tremors happen frequently. which word is an adjective?

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.