Is world population growth out of control? Author Michael Tobias argues that there can be no doubt that under virtually all plausible scenarios of future global population growth, such growth will continue at unprecedented levels and will cause accelerated damage to the planet. On the other hand, Max Singer, cofounder of the Hudson Institute, contends that the world’s population will be declining in fifty years as a consequence of an increasing number of countries’ achieving a higher level of modernity.
To get their point across, the authors of the excerpt use
a. comparison.
b. contrast.
c. description.
b. contrast.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
"Trifles"--Susan Glaspell The last line is an example of irony.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Read the paragraph, then answer the questions.
Como en todos los países, la vivienda en El Salvador y Nicaragua puede variar mucho. Hay lujosasa mansiones para las personas ricas y casas muy pobres y humildesb… En las ciudades principales hay viviendas modernas comparables a las quec se ven en otros países. En las ciudades de León y Granada, en Nicaragua, hay hermosasd casas de la época colonial. Estas casas cuentan cone muchos cuartos y tienen techos de tejas,f un jardín en medio de la casa y un patio trasero.g Escriba tres características que tienen las casas coloniales.
Supply the correct form of “Est-ce que (qu’)…” in each question below about your French class, then answer each question using a complete sentence, either in the affirmative or in the negative, using “ne…pas” or “ne…jamais.”
1. __________________________________________ vous avez cours de français tous les jours (every day) en semaine? __________________________________________. 2. Votre prof de français, __________________________________________ il/elle est français(e)? __________________________________________. 3. Et vos camarades de classe, __________________________________________ ils sont intelligents? __________________________________________. 4. __________________________________________ on a beaucoup d’examens pour ce (this) cours? __________________________________________. 5. __________________________________________ vous êtes très attentif (attentive) en classe? __________________________________________?