The answers are b, d, and e
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.
The narrator of “The Deciding Pitch” is neutral about who wins the game, but the narrator of “The View from the Bleachers” isn’t.
Answer:
The answer is A. Ministers sometimes encourage people to make positive changes.
Explanation:
The full options to this question are:
A. Ministers sometimes encourage people to make positive changes.
B. Ministers can be in charge of making changes in local government.
C. People should never forgive Governor Faubus.
D. People should not share their beliefs with the public
In the excerpt above, the minister was telling them that it would be good to pray for the governor and do whatever was necessary to heal the sour feeling they had about white people.
He was clearly encouraging them to pray, heal and try to dissolve the feelings they had towards whites.
This shows how ministers sometimes encourage people to make positive changes.
