How are impurities or foreign matter removed from slaked down or watered down clay (slip)

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?

Which of these is the best example of a cause-and-effect chain of events? 1. alonzo went to the music festival. 2. carmen went to the same music festival. 3. alonzo met carmen at the music festival. 1. yosef bought a new car from a dealership. 2. bailey bought a car from the same dealership. 3. bailey paid more for his car than yosef did. 1. the high school football team played a game on friday night. 2. the drama club put on a play on friday night. 3. maya watched the football game instead of the play. 1. a fast food restaurant ran an advertisement on television. 2. hank saw the advertisement and got hungry. 3. hank went to the fast food restaurant and bought food.

Which factor contributed to the rise of african empires such as ghana and mali ? a. their creation and involvement in trade networks b. they focused only on agricultural production. c. they didn’t engage in warfare with other nations d. their geographic location protected them from attacks.