Consider this sentence: “Jem condescended to take me to school the first day…” What does the word condescended most nearly mean in this context?

Which is not among the style choices a writer would use, if he or she is trying to establish a formal writing style/

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile

What evidence from the text supports the conclusion that gilgamesh demonstrates courage and takes risks?