Boolean searching:
Most searches will return too many or too few records. It takes a long time to look at hundreds of records. By putting a little effort into constructing search strings (what you type into the search box) you can save a lot of time. The database can do a lot of work for you if you take the trouble to add a little sophistication to your search strings.
To do this with databases you need to know about the Boolean system. By the use of a few simple linking words, called operators, you can make your searches much more precise.
He meant that if they failed then everything that the world has worked so hard for, to advance and become "smarter" than we once were would all be for nothing. We would enter a new Dark Age. The Dark Ages were an extraordinarily difficult period in the story of humanity. It is estimated that 100 million people died at the hands of war, poverty, and plague. But during this time new ideas and ideals were born and much of the groundwork was laid for the world we know today.
Answer;
A. The ability to sift through and analyze media messages critically
Explanation;
Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media.
It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms; such as print, internet and video. It also builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and self-expression necessary for citizens of a democracy.
Is this about a specific poem?
I believe it is dry because of the word desert and deserts are dry. Acrid also means in the dictionary bitter or harsh.
