A scientist works on a new drug that he feels will enhance one's mental capacity.   It took years to develop and combine the right elements.   As time went on, he learned a way that he could mix it with H2O for ease.   But the FDA wouldn't give him permission to sell his drug without a trial.  So he set out. He found an old prostitute willing to try the drug.   She was already having trouble remembering how much to charge.   What could it hurt.   Arrangements were made and she was brought to the laboratory and there the drug was mixed with some H2O and provided. After a spell, her memory was tested.   And it was found that there was no improvement. what is a pun that goes with this story?

Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.