Brandon wrote this sentence in an essay.

everyone in the stadium rose to their feet.

in peer review, cara changed their to his or her, but brandon disagreed. why are both brandon and cara correct?

a. both their and his or her are correct because both are plural expressions and feet is also plural.

b. both their and his or her are correct because rose is an active verb and tells what everyone did.

c. our language is changing, and many style guides now permit either their or his or her to follow everyone.

d. when writing an essay, an author can choose between their and his or her because usage rules do not apply to essays.

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. be sure to include a definition if your terms

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt

Why does the author of exploring the titanic give background information about his youth and education? to show his lifelong love for the ocean