What's one reason the author of "one poor harvest away from chaos" gives for why the world should be concerned about food prices?

a. lester brown is the president of the earth policy institute.
b. the price of rice has remained unchanged.
c. in 2008, the world's population grew by 1.2 billion.
d. a heat wave could cause a global food shortage.

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader

Discuss ways in which these authors differ in style. refer to specific details from each story to support your points.

Match each poem to its form either free verse or blank verse