Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was an environmental science book. It documented the negative effects the indiscriminate use of pesticides has on the environment, particularly the birds.
The book became the tool that awakened the public to the real harm that big industrial companies have been hiding from them. Thus, driving them to launch an environmental movement that aims to prohibit the indiscriminate use of pesticides, specifically DDT.
Answer:
2,4,5
Explanation:
A simile compares 2 things using like or as. Examples such as "stood out like a sore thumb" compare something (Sanjay) with something completely unlike the first (a sore thumb) connecting the two with like or as. Use this when looking for a simile in the future.
He is going to attack the cyclops by getting them drunk.
Explanation:
- The epic is about his ten-year struggle tand his wish to go home after the Trojan War. He battles mystical creatures and finally succeeds.
- Though Odysseus encounters beautiful scenery and people, he is sad and wants to go home and meet his parents. His crew raid rob and kill the Cyclops.
- In his expedition, the lotus-eaters posed threat to Odysseus. Those who ate the plant will choose to stay in that place and lose their hope of going home. So his crew members lost hope of going home.
- This shows Odysseus was a great leader and wanted to save his men. he took wine and twelve men and make the cyclopes drunk so he could fight and win.
Hi is not considered a long vowel sound.
Answer:
<em>Use a semicolon to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet). Make sure when you use the semicolon that the connection between the two independent clauses is clear without the coordinating conjunction.</em>
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