She recoiled from him, as though he had struck her. "No!" One hand half upraised as though to fend him off and stark unwillingness to believe in her eyes.
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Answer:
B. The passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of
predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to
destructive results.
Explanation:
the passage mentions "with natural predators gone and no hunting
permitted, there's nothing to stop them from devouring
every acorn or hickory nut before it can germinate. Which
they do."
Answer:
false
Explanation:
they were named for the people who discovered there
The lines rhyme scheme is AABBCCDD. It's literally about the changing of the seasons. Figuratively, it is more about someone wanting something to last but knowing it won't. Perhaps a memory or a relationship. Hope this makes sense!
I believe that gossip can be quite powerful if people are stupid enough to believe in them. Gossip can ruin somebody's reputation, regardless of the fact whether they are true or not - once people hear something bad or juicy about someone, they won't care much whether it really happened or not, but will rather judge that person based on that particular rumor. Sometimes rumors are based on true events, but most of the times they are not - mostly they are just sparked by someone who is jealous of that particular person and wants them to suffer.