How might the following situations affect a speech? What would you do to adjust? A You are the last speaker before Thanksgiving break.
B Somebody walks in during your speech, looks around, and leaves.
C The speaker before your gave a great speech. As you get up people are still laughing.
D The speaker before you gives a rotten speech and has to sit down. He will not stop
crying.
E The speaker before you does the same topic.

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.