In “A Dire Shortage of Water,” the author describes conditions that lead to droughts. Why does the author present both natural and human-related causes of drought? What is the author’s point of view about the causes of drought? Use details from the article to support your response. In your response, be sure to
• explain why the author presents both natural and human-related causes of drought
• describe the author’s point of view about the causes of drought
• use details from the article to support your response

Me ! one reader of sorrentino's story said, "it reminded me that everyone can have a different perspective and a different response to the same event, and that response can change over time." in at least two hundred words, explain what you think this means.

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?