Which scenario is an example of understatement? a. the sign above the carrots in the produce section reads: "eyesight not so good these days? have a carrot, and it will lift the haze." b. travis shows his spanish test to his mother, "look, mom, i scored a 100, which means i can speak spanish fluently! " c. the police officer stops a speeding driver and asks, "sir, did you know you were going 40 in a 65 mile-per-hour zone? i'm going to need you to speed up." d. the doctor tells juan, "your leg is broken in three places, so you are going to be sore for a while."

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

How might stacey feel when t. j. comes to the logan house in the middle of the night? describe a connection that you answer the question.

Read this passage from "the american dream." it does not say all white men, but it says all men. . how does the second part of the sentence relate to the first part?