<span>The basic form for a book citation, according to MLA guidlines, is:
</span>Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book<span>. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.</span><span>
So, it's the last one - Slevin, Mia. Harvesting Hope. Chicago: Shoreline Press, 1998. Print.</span>
Answer: The Ghost of Christmas Present was the second of the three spirits that haunted the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in order to prompt him to repent. The spirit appears to Scrooge as "a jolly giant" with dark brown curls. He throws a special dust on the poor's food.
Explanation:
The author is trying to convey that in recent years, the
extinction rate for many animal species has significantly increased. He began
his point in the first sentence of the excerpt: “Species are disappearing at an
accelerating rate through human action, primarily habitat destruction but also
pollution and the introduction of exotic species into residual natural
environments.” Then, he further emphasizes his point in the sentence: “As the
last forests are felled in forest strongholds like the Philippines and Ecuador,
the decline of species will accelerate even more.” Which is immediately followed
by another sentence that supports his argument: “In the world as a whole,
extinction rates are already hundreds or thousands of times higher than before
the coming of man.
This week in class, we're reading "On a Mountain Trail" by Harry Perry Robinson. In this short story, two men are chased by hungry wolves on a forest mountain trail. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Fear & Paranoia and Man vs. Nature as they relate to the text.
mountain trail - a trail through mountainous country. trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country.
The structure of the story builds suspense by making the narrative into a quest. Explanation: The narrative uses well tested techniques of building suspense in On a mountain trail by Harry Perry
noun. a trail through mountainous country. see more. type of: trail. a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country.
Hiking at altitude on a mountain trail can lead to nausea, mild headache, fatigue, and lightheadedness, especially for those normally living at low altitude.
The excerpts are quite different and can be classified into persuasive, narrative and expository.
"Fossils are ancient plants or animals that have been "pressed" into rocks or tree sap. This process takes a long time, sometimes thousands of years. Fossils can be found in dry, rocky deserts. They can also be found in tropical rain forests that are covered in thick mist. Some types of fossilized plants and animals are extinct." It´s expository because this paragraph gives you a detailed information about fossils.
"However, there are people who care! You can be one of them. Join with them and help preserve the beauty of our world. Enjoy a new and creative program that allows you to experience a working vacation in the Grampians National Park of Australia. The new Improve Nature program offers you the unique opportunity to work with a park ranger and participate in local environmental projects. " It´s persuasive because this paragraph tries to get you impressed by the park and persuades you to visit it.
"During lunch, I pulled out a map of the state fair, and shared it with my friends. "I vote for visiting the animal barn next, "Kelly said. "I've got a friend who is showing chickens this year. "Dave rolled his eyes. "You can check out the chickens. I’m going to the X-treme Quad roller coaster over in the amusement park. "We all had different ideas of what we wanted to do, so we decided to go our separate ways and then meet back at the food hall before the concert. " It´s narrative because it is about the narration of a story.
