When the forest canopy is removed, the moist
soil is exposed to direct sunlight. this causes it to
dry out. without the root structures to hold the
soil in place, the dried-out dirt is carried away by
wind and rain. eventually, what was once a lush
forest becomes a barren desert.
which statement best describes how the structure enhances a reader's
understanding of the passage?
a. it traces the order of events that led to gradual deforestation of the
amazon.
b. it appeals to a reader's emotions by creating an image of a lifeless
desert
c. it uses a formal tone to highlight the serious nature of cutting down
trees
d
texamines the connection between cutting down trees and the
environmental outcome.

Which excerpt from shirley chisholm’s speech “equal rights for women” provides support for chisholm’s analysis of how the facts justify her conclusion? `it is true that part of the problem has been that women have not been aggressive in demanding their rights. this was also true of the black population for many years. they submitted to oppression and even cooperated with it. women have done the same thing. `women need no protection that men do not need. what we need are laws to protect working people, to guarantee them fair pay, safe working conditions, protection against sickness and layoffs, and provision for dignified, comfortable retirement. men and women need these things equally. that one sex needs protection more than the other is a male supremacist myth. `it is obvious that discrimination exists. women do not have the opportunities that men do. and women that do not conform to the system, who try to break with the accepted patterns, are stigmatized as ‘‘odd’’ and “unfeminine.” the fact is that a woman who aspires to be chairman of the board, or a member of the house, does so for exactly the same reasons as any man. `as in the field of equal rights for blacks, spanish-americans, the indians, and other groups, laws will not change such deep-seated problems overnight. but they can be used to provide protection for those who are most abused, and to begin the process of evolutionary change by compelling the insensitive majority to reexamine its unconscious attitudes.