Read the excerpt from part 1 of zeitoun. he looked in the backyard. there was the canoe. it called to him, floating and ready. it was a rare opportunity, he thought, to be able to glide over the roads. . leaving the yard was difficult. a tree across the street had been ripped from its roots and lay across the road, branches spread over his driveway. he paddled around them and looked back to the house. no great damage to the exterior. some shingles missing from the roof. the windows broken. a gutter that would need remounting. nothing too bad, three days’ work. what conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. nature conflict? nature exerts her power and control over zeitoun. nature offers protection to zeitoun’s family. zeitoun believes he can manage nature’s strength. zeitoun feels overwhelmed by nature’s power.

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

Lauses unnecessary to the meanings of the words modified demonstrative 2. clauses necessary to the meanings of the words modified relative 3. words for which pronouns stand intensive 4. a pronoun ending in -self and referring to the previously used noun or pronoun nonrestrictive clauses 5. a pronoun ending in -self and used for emphasis restrictive clauses 6. pronouns that ask questions indefinite pronouns 7. pronouns that point out to whom or to what the speaker is referring reflexive 8. everyone, nobody, and something are examples antecedents 9. pronouns introducing adjective or noun clauses interrogative 10. i, you, him, mine, and their are examples personal pronouns

Which phrase best describes roosevelt’s explanation of the german japanese war