Which of these excerpts from homer’s iliad contains an epic simile? a. as wasps, provoked by children in their play, pour from their mansions by the broad highway, in swarms the guiltless engage, whet all their stings, and call forth all their rage: traveller . . b. great jove consents to half the chief’s request, but heaven’s eternal doom denies the rest; to free the fleet was granted to his prayer; his safe return, the winds dispersed in air . . c. joyful they heard, and kindling as he spoke, flew to the fleet, involved in fire and smoke. from shore to shore the doubling shouts resound, the hollow ships return a deeper sound. . d. in equal arms two sons of nestor stand, and two bold brothers of the lycian band: by great antilochus, atymnius dies, pierced in the flank, lamented youth! he lies,

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.