How do the phrases “loss of watershed” and “black carbon emissions” affect the passage? Select each correct answer.

They give specific details about damage caused by rudimentary cooking.

They offer persuasive information to encourage readers to take action.

They provide factual information to support the author’s viewpoint.

They narrow the focus to only the environmental issues of cooking.

They show the article is meant for an expert or scientific audience.

What does the simile add to the passage

They also make slight swaying movements to mimic leaves and grass moved by the wind. based on the text, to mimic is most likely which of the following? avoid copy make mock

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?