Amodern pandemic during the past 25 years, aids has spread throughout the world. the first cases of aids were reported in 1981. since then, the disease has become a pandemic. now there are nearly 40 million people infected with hiv, the virus that causes aids. africa is the hardest-hit continent. more than 60 percent of all the people in the world with hiv live there. but no region has been spared. why does the author conclude the article with this passage? a) to contrast current events with past events b) to place a spotlight on the african continent c) to place emphasis on what is happening now d) to compare aids to diseases mentioned earlier

Luvunc. author3. what time did you __ the alarm for? a. putb. fixc. set4. my father is very. he is never late forwork. a. on time b. punctuality c. punctual5. on my way home, i'llinto the fast foodrestaurant and get us something to eat. a. popb. stepc. jump6. scientists haven't found afor thisdisease yet. a. theoryb. plastic surgery c. cure7. i'm exhausted. i need to take some timework. a. upb. offc. out8. i never read. i find what happenedin the past very boring. a. history b. science fiction c. poetryanybody showed up at michael's party. he was miserable. a. mostlyb. nearlyc. hardly10. i think you should show your teacher moreb. beliefa. respectc. acceptance

Which traits are strongest in your persuasive essay: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, or conventions?

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky