Select the absolute phrase in the following sentence: Piping hot and spicy, the aroma of the food filled the room.

Piping hot and spicy

Explanation:

The aroma of the food filled the room is a independent clause on its own. And the first part of the sentence is what's modifying it. Hopefully this definition below can offer a better explanation.

Definition: An absolute phrase is a phrase that modifies a whole independent clause (a full sentence); not just one word.

c.to compare several aspects of the tragedy to other worldwide tragedies

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.