The conflict between the twins continued, and for some reason, the grandmother favored the left-handed twin. the right-handed twin became angry and resentful. he was the truthful twin who always did the right thing. the left-handed twin was deceitful and did everything backward. you could never trust him. the twins represented the two ways of the world which are in all people. the indians did not call these good and evil. they called them the straight mind and the crooked mind, the righteous man and the devious man, the right and the left. the main purpose of this excerpt is to

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

Which sentence contains an allusion? a. pamela and her twin are as alike as two peas in a pod, and they do everything together. b. pamela has a weakness for chocolates, which she says she's had since early childhood. c. pamela's face was as white as a ghost when she learned the shocking news about her brother. d. pamela's backyard looks like the garden of eden, with dozens of green and lush plants. e. pamela found herself trapped between a rock and a hard place, and she didn't know what to do.

Nsilent spring rachel carson makes up a fictional story about what life in the united states will be like if we don't save the environment, whereas in "save the redwoods" john muir?