The central idea of paragraph 3 is that wind helped bring plant and animal life to Hawaii. Which sentence from the paragraph best conveys that central idea? "Many of Hawaii's plants, spiders, and insects have origins in Asia, thanks to a torrent of thin air called the jet stream, which roars across the upper atmosphere with hurricane force." B "Each January, the eastward-flowing jet stream makes a southerly meander over Asia." C "As the wind in the jet stream moves away from Asia, it slows to a minimum of about 110 kph just over Hawaii.- D "The entire joumey can take just four hours!”

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me

As you progressed through old english texts to middle english to modern english, how did your understanding of the literature change?