What sentence best expresses the main idea of the passage? The USPS has been losing money for many years, mostly because of the increase of social media. Because of a dramatic decrease in the volume of mail, the USPS needs to be reorganized and reformed. If people want their post offices to stay open, they should contact their Congressional representatives. In 2006 the volume of mail was at its highest but in 2007 the numbers quickly began to drop.

Write explanatory essay about the effects of earthquakes.

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people