The following excerpt is from the opening of The Beet Queen, a 1986 novel by Louise Erdrich. Read the passage carefully. Then finish this well-developed essay with a body paragraph and a conclusion. Analyze how Erdrich depicts the impact of the environment on the two children. You may wish to consider such literary devices as tone, imagery, selection of detail, and point of view.

Choose the description that best matches each word. write the correct letter in the blank. 1. ostinato a. large, extended composition for chorus and orchestra 2. atonality b. full orchestra 3. musicology c. festive, march-like opening to a play or “semi-opera” 4. concerto d. small group of solo instruments 5. minimalism e. music contrasting a full orchestra and solo instruments 6. art song f. music played under the action to influence the mood 7. strophic form g. a vocal song focusing on artistic expression 8. incidental h. each stanza of a poem is set to the same music 9. oratorio i. repeated musical pattern that provides unity to a piece 10. dissonance j. steady beat; simple harmonies; short, repetitive melody 11. concertino k. harsh, unstable sounding of pitches; harmonic tension 12. tutti l. all 12 tones of chromatic scale, no tonal center 13. entrada m. the historical and scientific study of music

This is science by the way which of the following is an example of an environmental pressure a. the air pressure in the atmosphere b. a lake that is gradually running out of water c. a fight between two members of the same species d. breeding between two members of the same species

Julian and morgan obtain a 30-year 4/1 arm at 3.9% with a 3/13 cap structure in the amount of $182,345.? what is the remaining balance on the mortgage after the first four years? $141,062.12 $168,476.64 $172,148.77 $173,946.01