Read the following sentence:

The man sat hunched over the conference table like a praying mantis.
What is the purpose of the figurative language in this sentence?

A. To suggest that the man is insect-like or predatory

B. To show that the man is praying, despite being businesslike

C. To establish the setting in which the man is hunched over

D. To hint at the man's transformation into a hideous insect

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Answer 1
the answer is C. :)))))
Answer 2

Answer: C) To establish the setting in which the man is hunched over.

Explanation: figurative language is the use of words or expressions to convey a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It can be expressed through metaphors, similes, personifications, allusions, etc. In the given sentence, the speaker uses figurative language, specifically a simile that compares a man to a praying mantis, this comparison is made to establish the setting in which the man is hunched over.


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Read this sentence from "Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella."

It was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on British airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded.

Which phrases from this sentence create a comic tone?

Select each correct answer.

"to allow one the opportunity"

"an enormous ornamental bat"

"as the atmospheric conditions demanded"

"It was made"

"carried on the arm"

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“to allow one the opportunity”

Why does Thomas Jefferson begin the Declaration of Independence with a list of basic human rights?

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Thomas Jefferson began the Declaration of Independence with a list of basic human rights because he wanted to prove how badly the British Government was treating them. He wanted to show them that the America's had a reason and a good one at that to fight back and to claim their independence. I believe Jefferson also attacked King George and listed the at least 20 times he had violated these basic human rights, that every should and ought to have.

List all the different audiences you think Lincoln is addressing in his inaugural speech

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The audience he was addressing to, was the union and basically the world. It was an oath he had to take as being the 16th president in the United States. 
In his inaugural speech, President Lincoln is primarily addressing American citizens, the people who make up the Union.
He specifically speaks to Southerners who have seceded from the Union and people in states that are planning to secede.
He may also be addressing the international community, particularly the country's allies, to reassure them.

Which sentence has an elliptical adverb clause with an understood word or words?

As we travel higher than does the sea level, the boiling point of water drops.
Methyl alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water.
Water turns into ice when the temperature is lowered to 32°F

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As we travel higher than does the sea level, the boiling point of water drops.

Answer:

The answer is indeed "As we travel higher than does the sea level, the boiling point of water drops."

Explanation:

An elliptical adverb clause is a dependent clause that presents one or more words implied. This type of clause functions as an adverb, modifying verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

In the first option, the sentence "As we travel higher than does the sea level, the boiling point of water drops" presents as its elliptical adverb clause the structure "than does the sea level". The implied word here is the verb "travel". It was omitted to avoid its repetition. If it hadn't been implied, the structure would be "than the sea level travels". This clause is modifying the adjective higher. Thus, we have an elliptical adverb clause.

Which of the following would come first in a bibliography entry?

An article title

An article's author, last name first

The publication or website an article came from

The date an article was accessed

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1)  Authors last then first name
2) Article title
3) publication of where the article came from
4) Date article was accessed
it is An article author, Last name, First

our fears drenched in communities is what kind of figurative language

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There is actually two figurative languages here: hyperbole and personification.
There's two: Hyperbole and Personification, but the most prominent/best answer if you're only looking for one would be personification.

In the space below, write an analysis of one character from A Midsummer Night's Dream, exploring what archetype they represent. Use examples from the text to support your claim. In addition to thoroughly analyzing the text, use at least one example of each of the grammar skills you have studied in this lesson, including: a participle, an infinitive, an example of active voice, an example of passive voice, a nonrestrictive clause, and a verb that expresses subjunctive mood. Highlight or bold each example in your response. Your response should be between two hundred fifty and three hundred words.

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Also known as Robin Goodfellow, Puck is Oberon’s jester, a mischievous fairy who delights in playing pranks on mortals. Though A Midsummer Night’s Dream divides its action between several groups of characters, Puck is the closest thing the play has to a protagonist. His enchanting, mischievous spirit pervades the atmosphere, and his antics are responsible for many of the complications that propel the other main plots: he mistakes the young Athenians, applying the love potion to Lysander instead of Demetrius, thereby causing chaos within the group of young lovers; he also transforms Bottom’s head into that of an butt

Helena is one of the most personable characters of the play. Helena represents the archetype of a lovesick young woman, pinning for a man. She is desperately in love with Demetrius, and she is the character that thinks the most about love. Helena is determined to win Demetrius's love, however, she is also unsure of herself, constantly worrying about her appearance and believing herself unworthy of love.

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:

Meredith gets horrible migraines whenever a storm begins to move in.
A) Meredith gets horrible migraines
B) a storm begins to move in
C) migraines whenever a storm begins
D) whenever a storm begins to move in

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Answer:  [D]:  "whenever a storm begins to move in" .
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What foolish thing does Odysseus says to the Cyclops that demonstrates excessive pride?
Odysseus tells the Cyclops he has offended Zeus.
Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name is Nobody.
Odysseus tells the Cyclops his real name.
Odysseus tells the Cyclops his ship was destroyed.

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Answer:

Odysseus tells the Cyclops his real name.

Explanation:

After fooling the Cyclops and blinding it, Odysseus finally manages to escape. Nobody helps the cyclops when he is injured because Odysseus tell the cyclops that his name is "Nobody" and the cyclops yells that "Nobody is trying to hurt him". When Odysseus escapes, he commits a mistake and tells the cyclops his name which causes the cyclops to ask Poseidon to do something to Odysseus and Poseidon responds by attacking the ship.

Answer:

Odysseus tells the Cyclops his real name.

Explanation:

After tricking the Cyclops into believing that his name is Nobody, so when they blind him and he asks for help when the other cyclops ask him, Who attacked you?, Who blinded you?, he would answer "Nobody", they escape and Odysseus from the sea tells him that his name is Odysseus, this is a foolish thing, because the cyclops could seek vengance for what he did to one of their own, and the only reason to reveal his real name is so people would know it was him who did it and taking all the credit.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer has the other boys form a band of:

A.
Pirates

B.
Beggars

C.
Robbers

D.
Seducers

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They form a band of robbers

What is the root word definition for tripod?

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The Latin root word ped and its Greek counterpart pod both mean “foot.” These roots are the word origin of many English vocabulary words, including pedal centipede, podium, and podiatrist. Humans, for instance, are bipedal because they walk on two “feet,” whereas a tripod is a stand for a camera that has three “feet.”
The root word in Tripod would be Tri.

Tri 
meaning 3, such as tricycle.

Hope this helps.!

What are all of the monsters in the iliad?

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Aphrodite, apollo, ares, artemis, athena, demeter, dionysus, eros, hades, hephaestus.

Write a short argument either for or against this statement. Be sure to include a clear claim and to provide and respond to at least one counterclaim. Use specific details from your own experiences and observations to develop your argument.

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what is the statement?

Answer:

We may agree that, in an ever-changing world, information is of capital importance. We may also agree that there is much more to learn nowadays than there ever was in history. We've been accumulating knowledge throughout the centuries and, in order to not reinvent the wheel constantly, such knowledge must be passed along from generation to generation.

However, as important as a high school diploma is for those who wish to attend a good university, we cannot say it's so vital as to determine the whole of mankind's success. Some of the most famous people we know of quit high school while in their teens to pursue their dreams. Dreams that high school might have delayed or even hindered altogether, had they decided to stay. People such as Billy Joel, Robert De Niro, Jay-Z, or even Carl Lindner (whose estimated net worth is $1.7 billion) are drop-outs who have achieved more than the majority of the population ever will, even with a post-graduate degree in hands.

I believe in formal education and in its importance for the world to walk toward advancements in every area. But it is a cruel generalization to say there is only one path to get there, one right path for billions of different people. Instead of motivating, such an idea may actually be a sad one to those individuals who are able to see a unique path (maybe one not including a diploma) for themselves.

A _____ is a recurrent thematic element in literature. motif catharsis theme plot

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I believe the answer is a motif.

Sentence 1: The first time I performed a solo, my stomach was in knots.

Sentence 2: Despite my nerves, I was able to do it.

Sentence 3: My part certainly wasn’t perfect and may have been a little screechy, but I was proud of myself nonetheless.

Sentence 4: I could barely breathe, and I wasn’t sure a sound would come out when I opened my mouth to sing.

What is the most logical way to sequence these sentences to create a logical narrative?

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1: The first time I performed a solo, my stomach was in knots.
4: I could barely breathe, and I wasn’t sure a sound would come out when I opened my mouth to sing.
2: Despite my nerves, I was able to do it.
3: My part certainly wasn’t perfect and may have been a little screechy, but I was proud of myself nonetheless.


Answer:

1, 4, 2, 3.

Explanation:

This is the best logical sequence because it starts with the framing of the story, making it clear that he narrator is talking about a past event. Then, the event has a main action, that for it to happen, it needs a before. The narrator wasn't sure of his or her own capability of doing it. After that, we know that the narrator did do the action. After the action, the narrator talks his or her own pride since he or she was able to perform.

the speaker in "At the Tourist Centre in Boston," finds the display about Canada is...
A) Realistic
B) Romantic
C) Amusing
D) Unreal

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The answer is D: "The speaker in "At the Tourist Centre in Boston" finds the display about Canada unreal."

Answer:

D) Unreal

Explanation:

At the Tourist Centre is a poem written by Margaret Atwood and it protrays a vision of Canada and the United States, as if she was on a dream, we can infere from the poem that the narrator is her, and that she is describing a dreamy vision of what she sees, she is describing it as

"Whose dream is this, I would like to know:

is this a manufactured

hallucination, a cynical fiction, a lure

for export only?"

Since she is observing tourists and the things being promoted, she dreams about coming back and find what she can no longer perceive as hers, a country she left, and that has changed ever since.

The first formal English essays were written by ____.

A. Joseph Addison and Richard Steele
B. Francis Bacon
C. Daniel Defoe
D. Samuel Johnson
E. Jonathan Swift

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B- Francis Bacon wrote the first formal essay


In this excerpt, the author uses words to characterize Hussain Khan as a man who

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In this excerpt from Iqbal, the author uses words to characterize Hussain Khan as a man who is dishonest to foreign customers. Because he created a facade in entertaining the foreigners.
is dishonest to foreign customers

Quick A S A P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What are 2 countries that have an absolute advantage on technology? Japan has an absolute advantage on producing television what are 2 more

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im sure china would have a lot of technological advances.

How regularly did Professor Bhaer visit Jo?
From little women , please leave the correct answer!

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It would seem that Professor Bhaer visits Jo every so often and very frequent, starting their first meeting in Chapter 33 until Chapter 46, wherein there was a part that Professor Bhaer stopped visiting Jo for three days because of some unfinished business in another town.

Answer:

u didn't leave any to choose pen.is face

Explanation:

What would be a topic sentence from the book "War of the Worlds" Chapter 4?

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what is the war of the worlds? is it a good book? should I read it?
The theme of chapter 4 "The Cylinder Opens" is this feeling where, for once, Victorian society has to admit they don't have all the answers about the universe. There's this overwhelming feeling of disgust and horror from the people as this repulsive, yet somehow advanced, being emerges from the cylinder, asserting this crushing feeling that we don't understand everything

It trickled down. complete sentence or fragment.

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Final answer:

The phrase 'It trickled down.' is a complete sentence containing a subject and a verb, but it could be a fragment depending on context. Correction involves either attaching it to another sentence or rewriting it.

Explanation:

The phrase 'It trickled down.' can be considered a complete sentence as it contains a subject (it) and a verb (trickled) and expresses a complete thought. However, in some contexts, it could also act as a sentence fragment if it is meant to expand on a sentence that came before it. If one needs to correct a fragment, they should either attach the fragment to a complete sentence to make it part of a larger idea or rewrite the fragment to ensure it stands alone as a complete sentence.

The linear model of communication is analogous with a(n) __________.

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I don't know your answer choices but I hope this is one of them, the correct answer is B. Tennis Game. Hope its correct and one of your choices let me know.

Which aspect of a problem-and-solution essay refers to the process of putting the solution into effect? a.implementation b.potential new problems c.cost

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The answer is A. implementation

Answer:

I'd say that the aspect of a problem-and-solution essay that refers to the process of putting the solution into effect is implementation. The correct answer is A.

Explanation:

The answer is implementation because it means exactly to put into action a statement. To put an idea into effect. It means to execute. In an essay of this kind, the idea is executed in order to demonstrate the solution, in order to go through the problem and the way to solve it by executing the initial statement.

Which one of these choices is a common theme found in lyric poetry

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What choices, there are none.
Try This Answer nature

We compared the base purchase price the cost of add-ons and the maintenance costs for every vehicle.

Proofread the sentence to use commas correctly.


Place a comma after add-ons.


Place a comma after price.


Place a comma after compared and price.


Place a comma after price and add-ons.

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Place a comma after price and add-ons. The solution, listed above, is the grammatical correction required to be added to complete the sentence, which is listed, correctly, below. We compared the base purchase price, the cost of add-ons, and the maintenance costs for every vehicle.

Answer:

Place a comma after price and add-ons

Explanation:

Imagine you are giving a speech about the history of rap which visual aid would best appeal to the audience's logic and reason?
A. A clip from a documentary about the early years of rap
B. A chart showing the growth of rap music album sales
C. A photo of the person considered the founder of rap music
D. Music from the No. 1 album of popular rap group

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C. A chart showing the growth of rap music album sales (apex)

Answer:

B). A chart showing the growth of rap music album sales.

Explanation:

Visual aids are illustrated as the graphic representation of the information that would aid(help) the audience to understand and memorize the content proposed more conveniently and comprehensively. The pictorial or visual representation through diagrams or charts or graphs would complement and support the claim or argument proposed. There are varied types of visual aids that are selected by the author depending on the intended appeal/effect(logical, emotional, or ethical) that the author wishes to create on the readers in order to persuade them to believe in the ideas offered.

As per the question, the visual aid that would best plead the logic and reasoning faculty of the audience is displayed through option B as mentioned above as the 'chart' would help substantiate the claim regarding the history through valid evidence which would also help establish the credibility of the author. Thus, option B is the correct answer.

Most of the Proverbs were written by David.
true or false

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i believe its false but im not 100 percent sure

The statement that most Proverbs were written by David is false; they are traditionally attributed to Solomon and other authors.

The statement that most of the Proverbs were written by David is false. Although David is credited with writing many of the Psalms, the majority of the Proverbs are traditionally attributed to King Solomon, known for his wisdom. The Book of Proverbs even begins by stating that it is "The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel" (Proverbs 1:1). Additionally, other portions of Proverbs are attributed to different authors, such as the "sayings of the wise" and Agur son of Jakeh (Proverbs 22:17 and 30:1).

It's important to understand the proper attribution to grasp the historical and religious context of the biblical texts. The distinction between the works attributed to David and Solomon is significant in biblical studies, and attributing the Book of Proverbs to David would not be consistent with the historical and scholarly understanding of these texts.

Which of the following is an active reading strategy that evaluates the usefulness of a text?

Paraphrasing

Summarizing

Asking questions

Critical annotations

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Final answer:

Critical annotations is an active reading strategy that evaluates the usefulness of a text. Paraphrasing and summarizing are active reading strategies, but they focus more on understanding the main ideas and key details of a text. Asking questions is a valuable strategy, but it is more focused on seeking clarification and deepening understanding.

Explanation:

Critical annotations is an active reading strategy that evaluates the usefulness of a text.

Paraphrasing and summarizing are also active reading strategies, but they focus more on understanding the main ideas and key details of a text rather than evaluating its usefulness.

Asking questions is another active reading strategy, but it is more focused on seeking clarification and deepening understanding rather than evaluating usefulness.

Final answer:

Critical annotations are an active reading strategy used to evaluate the usefulness of a text, as they involve annotating, analyzing, asking questions, and reflecting deeply on the content to understand and challenge the arguments presented.

Explanation:

To evaluate the usefulness of a text as part of an active reading strategy, critical annotations are particularly effective. This involves reading closely, annotating, analyzing, and reflecting as you read. By reading deeply for understanding, you engage with the content on a more profound level.

Part of active reading is to ask critical questions about the fairness, logic, and credibility of the argument presented. To do this, readers often write notes and comments in the margins of the text, underline or highlight passages, and connect concepts throughout the reading. These strategies promote deeper comprehension and the ability to evaluate what they've read critically. Such annotations can include querying the author's intent, questioning the plausibility of assertions, and connecting the arguments made with personal experiences or other knowledge.

In summary, while summarizing, paraphrasing, and asking questions are also active reading strategies, it is the critical annotations that evaluate the text's usefulness by encouraging the reader to interact deeply with the material, challenging the author's ideas, and building a bridge to further their own understanding.

Which is NOT a helpful way to track sources for a research paper?


using note cards


using source cards


completing a web diagram


writing source information on photocopies and Internet printouts

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writing source information on photocopies and Internet printouts would be the worst thing to do because these could be lost 

Answer:

I would say that the less helpful way to track sources for a research paper is to write source information on photocopies and Internet printouts.

Explanation:

I choose the last option because I think it is the less organized way to keep track of the sources and we can even lose some of them. The other options are more organized and will probably end up well, is more serious work, more formal. Source information is the key of a research paper, we have to be very careful with where we keep it.

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