Economics is the study of scarcity. Scarcity exists because the society has unlimited needs and wants but the resources to satisfy these are unfortunately, not unlimited. That is why there is a certain cost to scarce things. The scarcer the thing is, the more its costs. Aside from scarcity, factors like production cost and capital affect the cost of a thing, commonly referred to as a good.
7. The best time to plant flower seeds, of course, is just before a rainy season, not in the middle of a hot dry summer.
8. Our neighbor, Miss Allen, manages two apartment houses.
9. As a matter of fact, most horses can run four miles without having to stop.
10. The Comanches, like many nomadic tribes, once traveled throughout Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.
I wasn't sure about number 6.
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Davinia.
Throughout the novel Voltaire employs the element of setting to signify the importance of distorted societal values. Candide grows up in beautiful castle in Westphalia; he is a young man of suspicious birth. Voltaire begins with this setting so he can expose the warped values that are related to social status.
She is vindictive toward Ivan while pretending to be worried about him, Thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him.
Answer:
D. The magnitude of wild apples in Kazakhstan is stunning.
Explanation:
In Passage A, taken from "Apple: A Global History" by Erika Janik, the author uses words and phrases such as “thickets," "stretching in every direction," and "extensive forest” to emphasize the magnitude of wild apples growing in Kazakhstan.
In the passage, the author describes the view, he witnessed for the first time of wild apples growing in Kazakhstan. The author was stunned by the view and writes that he has stumbled upon the center of origin for the apples.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
