Read the passage from when birds get flu and cows go mad! by john diconsiglio. the human version of mad cow resembles a rare brain disease called variant cruetzfeldt-jakob disease (vcjd). it seems to affect mostly young adults. it strikes five or more years after the victim ate bad meat. in every case, the infected person has died. perhaps the best news about mad cow is that people do not catch it easily. chances are, millions of people have eaten infected beef. but, for reasons scientists still do not understand, only about 150 people have gotten vcjd and died from it. which cause-and-effect signal words in the passage point to the result of a problem? the human version in every case chances are but, for reasons

but, for reasons scientists still do not understand

this sentences uses the cause-and-effect signalr word 'but' to indicated a result of the problem. the passages states it affects mostly young adults but scientis do not understand why only 150 people have died from itl

hmm, sadly there is no dialogue. there is no place in the story where he is talking to anyone. it's more of just describing what he eats and where he sleeps. you have to become anne frank, give details of where you are, what other folks look like, how the environment is. have a little bit of dialogue tell of what people are specifically saying. anne frank talked about her entire household including the people, the objects, the lighting, the food they ate, and even the smell in the air. there has to be more to your diary entries, the whole story in its current state is only about peter van daan, the food, the sounds, and where he sleeps. also he seems to be writing only once a year yet more than that happened from day to day. for a friend, i can you write it out, if you want.