Read the passage from the supporting text "Disease Central" in When Birds Get Flu by John DiConsiglio. The CDC started in 1946 in Atlanta, Georgia. At first, the organization focused mainly on the control of m
meant killing mosquitoes. Scientists at the center organized a huge effort to spray an insecticide called
than six million homes. And by 1949, malaria was no longer a serious health problem in the U. S.
The author most likely includes this passage to imply that
Dr. Dowell must be older and experienced, given the CDC's age.
Dr. Dowell will be successful, given the CDC's history of success.
Dr. Dowell will study malaria, given the CDC's focus on malaria.
Dr. Dowell is not used to working abroad, given the CDC's location in the US.

Does anyone read this story in 9th grade "when mr. pirzada came to dine"

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.

Boss: oh no! that’s the phone again! secretary: blank boss: . a. shall i take it? b. will you answer it? c. can you do me a favor? d. may i hang it up?