Read the passage from  when birds get the flu and cows go mad  by john diconsiglio. early that morning, a tissue sample from a cow in washington state had tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse)—also known as mad cow disease. that’s a rare brain disorder that kills both animals and humans. in europe, hundreds of thousands of cows have caught the disease. and 150 humans have died from it. but mad cow disease had never appeared in the u. s. until now! what is the  best  reason this passage would be part of the opening? it provides evidence to support a claim. it brings together details into a judgment. it explains what issue is being discussed. it states why a counterargument is weak.

It states why a counterargument is weak.

Explanation:

This passage describes how BSE is found in the United States. There is a piece of evidence to prove this. The writer includes evidence and his knowledge to explain to readers what type of disease is and what it could cause. All of these clues, he lists and concludes to deny a counterargument.  

He especially points out the number of dead people, to show the importance of the situation and rebut the counterargument.

explanatithe story "two kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. the mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter jing mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. the story explores alot of different themes. though , there is one theme that really stands out. you cant force someone to be something that their not.

jing mei's mother was an immagrant from china. she moved to the united states to give her daughter , jing mei , a better and successful life for her. and being raised in china with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. she pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. her mother believes that jing mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. furthermore , the story ends with jing mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. and her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.

tbh ur lucky i answered because you only gave 5 points. it should have been like 50.

the anwser is went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea.

i longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—africa, india, china and peru!

and, dreaming of the lands i had never seen, i'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight.