You can almost feel your blood pressure soar as you take the long walk down the hall to your boss's office. you remember a rumor you heard about an upcoming round of layoffs. now your mind is racing, your heart is pumping, your blood pressure is soaring, your mouth dries up, your hands feel cold and clammy, your forehead is perspiring and you may even feel a sudden urge to go (to the bathroom). as you imagine your boss firing you, the caveman inside of you wants to come out. maybe you'd like to run and hide or maybe you'd like to punch your boss in the nose, but you can't do either. welcome to the modern era. to verify the accuracy of the physical reactions to stress mentioned in this article, the best reference source to use would be a) a textbook used in a health class for college level students b) someone suffering from excessive stress who was interviewed and videotaped c) the web site that originally produced this article and other health-related articles d) a current study on the effects of stress on the body published by a medical journal

When grendel speaks of unferth and says "i could crush him like a fly" what literary device is being used

Which of the following best describes the speaker’s feelings about america?

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.