Why might people choose to lurk on the internet? a. so that they can spend unstructured time hanging out with their friends b. so that they can become popular, gain authority, and establish social capital c. so that they can make an online video game without gamers knowing the creator d. so that they can explore and experiment anonymously without commitment

The correct answer is D. So that they can explore and experiment anonymously without commitment.

Explanation

Lurking is a term to refer to the activity of surfing on the internet with the exclusive objective of enjoying the contents that are published there and those provided by other Internet users without having to interact with them directly or actively participate in the internet. This behavior is usually related to people who do not want to be recognized or be active in a community of Internet users but only want to have access to the content that is shared by exploring and enjoying it. So, the correct answer is D. So that they can explore and experiment anonymously withut commitment.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

it depends on the natural disaster. a good one you can choose are hurricanes. water vapor is the "gas" and warm fronts are the "spark". because of the global warming that humans have caused with green house gases, hurricanes have become more frequent and stronger, making them more dangerous.