Which of these transition words completes the sentence showing a contrast? christi will not join the chorus, the director has extended a personal invitation.

I’m gonna guess without the picture to influence people to join the army

The whale was a missile blasting from beneath the surface.  2.) a majestic whale leapt skyward before diving back into the sea.    these are both figurative language. this is so because the whale in sentence "1" was not actually a missile, nor was it actually blasting. now, for sentence "2", a whale can not actually "leap".