It was one of those messy, gray, drizzling days that can make you feel like you're running in place. i had stalled out on page 3 of the book i was trying to write, so i decided to take a drive through the mountains. as the road slicked under my tires, the evergreens on either side blurred through the raindrops on my windshield. the thought kept replaying in my mind, "i know exactly what i want my book to be about; so why is it so difficult to write it? " the above excerpt is most likely from a(

Where do most people in arabia and iraq live? a. in the fertile crescent b. in the rub, al-khali c. in cities d. in and around mecca

In the spring of 1989, thousands of protesters gathered in tiananmen square in beijing, china. they rallied around a plaster statue that resembled the statue of liberty which they called “the goddess of democracy.” these protestors were seeking a) united states assistance in gaining better health care. b) economic reforms which would allow more chinese exports. c) the boycott of the future olympic games scheduled for beijing. d) political reforms to allow more freedom of speech and political representation.

The passage below can be revised to make it more concise. which word is a modifier that can be eliminated because it adds no meaning? dr. madison is somewhat skeptical about stories of global warming. she has gathered scientific data in remote areas to prove her position. somewhat global scientific remote