Scenario: tom, joe and andrea are all running for class president, and they are giving speeches to the class to convince people to vote for them. tom is making faces behind the other two while they speak, trying to distract the audience. joe stands with his shoulders slumped and wrings his hands while speaking to the audience. andrea has great eye contact and smiles while she is speaking. which candidate would you vote for and why? write three or four sentences to explain your decision.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.