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Explaining Oxymorons
Identify and explain each oxymoron in the sentences below.
1) My younger brother took the larger half of the blueberry muffin
2) The teacher asked the class to keep the noise down to a dull roar,
3) When Elizabeth mentioned her clection idea to the committee, it went over like a lead balloon
4) It was a minor miracle that no one was hurt when the car ran off the country road.
5) James became a one-man band to raise money for the school project.
6) He is always able to give an unbiased opinion when he is asked politely.
7) The toy company faced a friendly takeover by the bicycle manufacturer.
8) She asked in a loud whisper if anyone wanted to leave the movie with her.

tom robinson he was a black man that was accused of raping caucasian woman, and an idealistic lawyer offers to defend him. which makes nobody believe in the innocence of a negro.

the answer is "began" because it is a action that can be done

taken from the novel “the adventures of huckleberry finn” by mark twain (1884), the author narrates about social issues and norms related to morality, prejudice, and slavery. twain included the excerpt above in order to discuss a moral conflict that huck is in: following the moral values he has received from the society in which he lives. moreover, there are moral issues such as gilt and blame discussed here. in the excerpt above, which is part of chapter xvi, huck faces a dilemma: jim to escape or telling miss watson about jim’s flight. huck feels confused, since by choosing one action or another someone is going to get hurt. both jim and miss watson have him in different ways; jim has protected him and has been very kind with him and miss watson has him with his education. the following sentence is a clear example of the dilemma huck faces when he narrates what his conscience tells him: “what had poor miss watson done to you that you could see her niger go off right under your eyes and never say one single word? ”.