Read the passage from "by the waters of babylon.” i looked out of another window—the great vines of their bridges were mended and god-roads went east and west. restless, restless, were the gods and always in motion! they burrowed tunnels under rivers—they flew in the air. with unbelievable tools they did giant works—no part of the earth was safe from them, for, if they wished for a thing, they summoned it from the other side of the world. and always, as they labored and rested, as they feasted and made love, there was a drum in their ears—the pulse of the giant city, beating and beating like a man's heart. which text evidence from the passage best supports the theme that technology can come with an environmental cost? “i looked out of another window—the great vines of their bridges were mended and god-roads went east and west.” “they burrowed tunnels under rivers—they flew in the air.” “no part of the earth was safe from them, for, if they wished for a thing, they summoned it from the other side of the world.” “there was a drum in their ears—the pulse of the giant city, beating and beating like a man's heart.”

The best option seems indeed to be "No part of the earth was safe from them, for, if they wished for a thing, they summoned it from the other side of the world."

Explanation:

"By the Waters of Babylon" is a short story by author Stephen Vincent Benét published in 1937. The main character, John, lives in a post-apocalyptic world where society has returned to a primitive state. Cities are seen as inhabited by spirits, and metal is believed to be cursed. John is a priest and, for that reason, can go places other people are forbidden to go. Upon traveling to a Dead Place that used to be New York, John has a vision, a dream. It is revealed to him that the beings they believed to have been gods were actually human beings like himself. That the Dead Places, now so somber and "haunted", were once living cities full of people.

What brought the demise of such society was technology. It was used to harm the environment, to develop weapons of mass destruction, to annihilate the world that once existed. When the narrator says, “No part of the earth was safe from them, for, if they wished for a thing, they summoned it from the other side of the world,” he shows how man's greed left no stone unturned. As long as man existed, as long as he fought for power, money, possessions, as long as he used technology for his own good, the world didn't stand a chance.

bro we need more information. how are we supposed to answer this?

as we know, the english language is spoken all over the world by native and non-native speakers and has become the most certain tool when it comes to communicating. businesses, schools, even romantic relationships depend on it to keep thriving. in addition, it is the language of the internet not only because most of the content available is in english, but also because people prefer to use it when talking to others, since it's the language everyone supposedly learns.

yet, there have been some current claims that chinese will soon take over as the most important language in the world. china's magnitude has never been more evident and doing business with the chinese is a gold mine for any country. we now see language schools offering chinese courses as commonly as english.

however - even though we cannot deny china's importance and the advantage it is when someone takes the time to learn the language their business contact speaks-, people in general seem to be ignoring the aspects that seem to keep english as the chosen one of languages. one of them has been mentioned above: it is the language of the internet. also, chinese people are still learning english, since it opens doors in communicating with practically everyone else, from every single country.

note: if this is not the sort of transition you need, let me know. : d