Please help read this excerpt from “Mount Taylor: A Peak in Peril.” The proposed Roca Honda Uranium mine near Mount Taylor may generate some $2.2 billion in revenue, but many local groups say it will threaten water quality and supply and disrupt sacred areas.

What is the impact of the author’s use of the words "threaten" and "disrupt" in the passage above?

The author’s word choice highlights similarities between the concerns of the miners and of Native groups.

The word choice creates imagery that allows the reader to visualize the impact of mining.

The negative connotation of the words highlights the damage that will occur if mining is allowed.

The words create a hopeful tone for the groups that want to outlaw mining.

If your job was precarious, would you look for a new one? explain.

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.

Solve this analogy problem: thick : thin : : heavy : question 1 options: gray round rosy light