Read the excerpt from "the role of social media in the arab uprisings" by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell. what reasons do the authors give to support their claim about the importance of social media in the arab uprisings? select two options. the description of social media as a causal mechanism the explanation that most egyptians do not use the technology the clarification that twitter is relatively new and frequently used the fact that information from bitly links was shared around the world the detail that a us institute collected data in multiple countries

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these