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read the excerpt from silent spring. then, answer the question.
“no witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. the people had done it themselves.”

what is the author’s purpose for this quotation?

a. to show that the problems are the result of mysterious forces
b. to make readers feel guilty
c. to emphasize the horror of what has happened
d. to convince readers that the problems are unsolvable

How does the narrator’s knowledge of his postapocalyptic world in "by the waters of babylon” affect his reactions to the different settings? it motivates him to make up stories about the world and the places he explores. it has caused him to fear the settings outside the hill country, so he tries to avoid them. it forces him to reject what he sees and experiences himself at various locations in the story. it makes him cautious about new settings yet open-minded and critical of what he experiences.

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

Answer this correctly what is the cause and effect