2. which of the following statements is an example of a metaphor? a. the dog ran straight into the patch of wet cement. b. the horse hooves of rain landed loudly on the tin roof. c. the trees swayed gently as nature's dancers. d. her voice was like a thick velvet blanket.

Aclear technical document includes which element? a.complex sentence structure b.section headings c.abstract technical vocabulary d. long paragraphs

Match each word from richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game" to its correct meaning. placid doggedly zealous scruples with determination arrowright extremely passionate arrowright morals arrowright calm arrowright

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?