Read the section below from Astoria by Washington Irving and answer the question that follows.
"This region, which resembles one of the ancient steppes of Asia has not inaptly been termed the great American
desert.' It spreads forth into undulating and treeless plains, and desolate sandy wastes, wearisome to the eye from their
extent and monotony, ... It is a land where no man permanently abides; for, in certain seasons of the year there is no
food either for the hunter or his steed."
- Washington Irving, Astoria, 1836
In the above excerpt, what is the main idea that Washington Irving is trying to communicate?
A. The region has few trees and undulating plains.
B. The region is much like other areas in Asia.
C. The region is desolate and hopeless.
D. The region has few permanent residents.

20 pointsyou don't need to cite anything, just make it flow better! ! guidelines where did the early christians meet? what were their activities and responsibilities? who were their leaders? what problems did they face? my essay. it is around 200 words, the goal for 250.the church has evolved over several centuries and generations. some of these changes are for the better, such as more people being to be able to worship freely, however, some of these changes were (and are) regretfully for the worse. such an example is the overcommercialization of the church to attract worldly people. overcommercialization causes christians to lose sight of what's important and focus on what's not. it also causes christians to sin just so the can attract a different kind of crowd. but it wasn't always this way. early christians faced more persecution, but that same persecution drove them closer to god. there was really focus on spreading the wonderful news of the gospel instead of hiding behind the things of this world. they would meet in synagogues and homes to share this message too. there was really focus on spreading the wonderful at the beginning of sharing the gospel, the responsibility fell on a few people to spread the word. the disciples were these messengers, along with jesus. the disciples also had the job of finding to spread the word.

Marian recently made the decision to try to re-wallpaper her own kitchen—which was a mistake given her personality! to compound the mistake, she selected a complex wallpaper pattern that included flowers and trees. each time she put one strip of paper on the wall, she became increasingly upset if there was not a perfect match from the pattern of one strip to the next. if one flower was off by as much as one-tenth of an inch, she would tear down the strip, remove the excess paste, and try again with the next strip. over eight hours after she started this job, she has only succeeded at putting up six strips of wallpaper, which covered about 10 percent of the room in which she was working. marian may suffer from personality disorder.

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