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leo leo

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on: Jun 19, 2018
Shortly after the publication of her classic book Silent Spring, the author
 
  a. died of cancer.
  b. reversed her position on the dangers of pesticides.
  c. started an environmentally friendly company.
  d. was arrested for libel.

Question 2

In her famous book chapter A Fable for Tomorrow, described in this reading, Rachel Carson most likely
  used the hypothetical example of an imaginary town because
 
  a. she was interested in writing a science fiction story about the imaginary town and wanted to see how readers
  reacted to the made-up scenario.
  b. she wanted to show the damaging effects of pesticides on the environment in a way people could relate to
  personally.
  c. she had to keep the name of the real town a secret so that the chemical company that had harmed its inhabitants
  would not sue her.
  d. she did not believe in using emotion to sway her readers and wanted to keep her narrative strictly factual.


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SeanoH09

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a. died of cancer.

Answer to Question 2

b. she wanted to show the damaging effects of pesticides on the environment in a way people could relate to
personally.


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