It was her first day working at the wildlife center. Thea was nervous around the animals. Her hands shook as the falcon swooped down to wrap its talons around her wrist. At least the gloves she wore protected her from its sharp claws. But she was still aware of its dangerous beak close to her face. Which sentence gives a clue to the meaning of the word talons?

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

Describe how byron utilizes literary techniques to illustrate this woman. relate how at least one of these techniques adds to the reader's experience of beauty. your answer should be at least one hundred words.

What is emphasized in william carlos williams's "landscape with the fall of icarus" but not n pieter brueghel's landscape with the fall of icarus? what conclusions can you draw about the similarities and differences between the themes of the two works?