1. Jacques called up his friend Susanne, who had moved to Pennsylvania. She described how much she loved climbing the hills and swimming in the
mountain lakes. He laughed and said it sounded great-but he was going to
stay right where he was, in Kansas. He liked the broad flat land, with its
glowing wheat fields. He felt as though he could see for miles and miles.
A. What or whom is being compared or contrasted?
B. Is comparison or contrast being used?
c. What clues helped you decide whether comparison or contrast was being
used?

cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.

a pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants.

bartender: isn't that uncomfortable?

pirate: arrgh! it's drivin' me nuts!

usually, a falcon can kill an owl, and horses don't normally eat each other.

amaterasu is my sister! wow so rude!