1recently, humans have become more aware of how their actions impact earth. governments, organizations, and individuals try to improve the quality of earth’s air and water by changing the way they do things. one area in which great improvements for the environment have been made is building and construction. this process, often called green building, is taking off in our country and around the world. the word green is used describe things that are good for nature because green plants can be a symbol of nature.

the author most likely italicized the word green in the first paragraph

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

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