the dust bowl
during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states. in many areas rainfall was forty percent less than normal.
the soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. these so-called "black blizzards" were so thick that they made daylight seem like
dusk. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the "dust bowl." over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more
dust storms. in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end.
what role does the underlined sentence serve in this paragraph?
a. it is an example that serves as a supporting detail.
b. it is a fact that serves as a supporting detail.
c. it is a statistic that serves as a supporting detail. d. it is the topic sentence.

what is life

explanation:

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.

our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.

in a place once known as north america, now known as panem, is a very rich city surrounded by twelve districts. every year because this very rich city, known as the capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the districts - which they do - there is something known as the hunger games! this is where two children, one boy and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave their families and compete in the hunger games, a live event that is aired on tv's all over panem. when katniss everdeen, aged sixteen from district 12, has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister prim after prim's name is called forth to become the 23rd member to compete in the 74th hunger games, she promises to prim that she will win! katniss doesn't believe she's coming out alive - but she's not going down without a fight.

because district 12 is so poor, katniss has been close to death many times from starvation but she's made it through it. but this is a different kind of close to death; this katniss doesn't know if she can survive.

she doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it katniss' instinct is to survive. but when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up with the girl from district 11 and only one person can survive. but who will it be? will her feelings get the better of her? will she let someone else win so they don't have to die? if katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. she's going to have to kill!