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1. c. describing the beauty of nature and how individuals interact with it
2. a. a rise in crime and poverty
3. a. subject
4. b. predicate nominative
5. a. subject
Joe Redington. Joe Redington, Senior (February 1, 1917 – June 24, 1999) was an American dog musher and kennel owner, who is best known as the "Father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race", a long distance sled dog race run annually from the Anchorage area to Nome, Alaska.