Answer:
Medical practices and illness in Elizabethan England
Explanation:
This book written by Ian Mortimen <u>deals with medical issues in England during the period in which Elizabeth was the queen. </u>
This was a period in which illnesses such as a flu would kill people because <u>antibiotics didn't exist and the lack of hygiene was catastrophic. </u>There were no sewers, people never made the connection between washing their hands and preventing illnesses. As a result, plagues would be very common and people would die on a daily basis.
Very few children survived, for example Shakespeare expirienced the death of his son Hamnet. People would have several children because they knew that only a couple of them would survive childhood.
Answer:
The first scene of Bill Brown's Star Ducks shows us The Times news reporter by the name of Ward Rafferty who gets a call to show up at the farm of the Alsop family to investigate what happened there and write about it. He was told there was an air crash but it turned out something more mysterious happened. He finds a UFO crashed behind the farm and starts investigating about it.
The story of Star Ducks is an interesting sci fi story about aliens coming to Earth and their contact with humans.
Most people think that dogs are a mans best friend, but cats are just as loved as dogs are. Many people across the world love cats and love the positivity that they spread. Just like dogs, cats are loyal companions who will try their best to help their owner.
Answer:
The claim that the excerpt most clearly supports seems to be:
D. Without humanity's presence, New York City would quickly deteriorate.
Explanation:
This excerpt taken from Alan Weisman's "The City Without Us" discusses how the human presence keep New York from becoming a disastrous chaos. As the author explains, without power and people to pump the water out, the subway systems of New York would be completely flooded. If it rains, it would only take some hours for it to be underwater; if it doesn't, just a couple of days. The author is showing readers that the city only functions because of the people who work to ensure it. If humans were to disappear, it wouldn't be long before the world became wild and nature claimed everything man has ever built.
