The Sahara Desert Deserts cover a large portion of the land on our planet. The surface land of the earth is only 29 percent. Remarkably, one-third of that land is covered by deserts. The Sahara desert in Africa is one of the largest deserts in the world. In fact, the Sahara desert makes up 8 percent of the total land area of the earth. Amazingly, the size of this desert is still expanding with every passing year. It has grown more than 250,000 square miles over the last 53 years. Antarctica is currently said to be the biggest desert on the earth. However, with the way the Sahara is growing in size, it may soon become larger than Antarctica. The Sahara may be a big piece of land, but few people live there because of the harsh weather conditions. During the day, it is extremely hot. At night, the temperatures often drop to below freezing. Yet about two million people live in this desert. When one thinks of a desert, an empty land filled with sand comes to mind. However, the Sahara desert is known to have about 1,200 different kinds of plants. This shows that certain parts of the desert are quite fertile.

In at least 150 words, describe the tone of patrick henry’s virginia convention speech, including the rhetorical devices he uses to achieve this. use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3