Read this passage from “the city without us” by alan weisman:
as if that weren’t enough, as the nybg forest became an island of greenery surrounded by hundreds of square miles of gray urbanity, it became the primary refuge for bronx squirrels. 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.
which statement best explains how irony is used in the passage?
a. the absence of predators and the banning of hunting have led to an explosion in the squirrel population.
b. regeneration of a forest is dependent on the germination of acorns and hickory nuts.
c. the existence of the forest is threatened, not by fungi, insects, or disease, but by the squirrels.
d. the survival of an oasis amid miles of concrete and steel is threatened by animals that make it their home.

What’s the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature.

Article 1: article 2: valido accused of accepting bribes unpopular conservative senator raymond valido (r-louisiana) stands accused of accepting more than $1 million in campaign donations from the nosco oil company in exchange for his efforts to pass a bill. the bill would allow the company to build a massive oil pipeline that will span the entire east coast of the us. senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle are demanding valido release his campaign finance reports. “if valido did accept these contributions from nosco, he essentially accepted a bribe and is now fulfilling his part of the bargain,” said senator michelle saud (d-new hampshire). the federal election commission saw no evidence of unlawful conduct in valido’s fundraising. however, if the senator did accept contributions in return for legislative favors, he may be censured by the senate. what is the reporter’s motive in article 1? what is the reporter’s motive in article 2? which term from senator nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?

Question 10 (10 points)which of the following tones correctly matches the topic of writing? writing a research paper about the industrial revolution with an informal tonewriting a magazine column on the latest relationship drama in hollywood with amaltonewriting a blog post for a lifestyle website with an informal tonefor business research with an informal tone