What is this: "john kerry believes in energy independence, so we aren’t held hostage to the profits of oil companies…"?
a. figure of speech about divisions among people
b. metaphor about how others see the united states as two seperate countries
c. personification of money showing money as a powerful humanlike force
d. hyperbole regarding the idea of america as a place of opportunity
e. historical allusion referencing the place where people migrated across america in search of new opportunities
f. metaphor comparing financial problems to being kept against one’s will

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Read the following sentence from excerpt of the narrative of the live of frederick douglass and define the bolded word: "why master was so careful of her, may be safely let to conjecture." question 10 options: a) prayer or hope b) guesswork or speculation c) relief or ease d) disapproval or disappointment

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england. simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?