Read this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. The paper became my meat and my drink. My soul was set all on fire.

What is the meaning of the figurative language in this passage?

Reading the words of others who agreed with him inspired Douglass.

Reading what others wrote made Douglass feel hungry.

Reading pro-slavery editorials made Douglass furious.

Learning to read caused Douglass real pain.

Astory or account of a personal experience that illustrates the central idea is a

Which change should be made to improve this sentence? allen jumped in the puddle and his new shoes got wet and muddy. a)the new shoes got wet and muddy and allen jumps in the puddle. b)allen jumped in the puddle and got his new shoes wet and muddy. c)allen jumped in the puddle and gets his new shoes wet and muddy. d)the new shoes are getting wet and muddy and allen jumped in the puddle.

More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception. digital technology has aided communication, but it has also given rise to the possibility of those communications being monitored. according to zimmermann, cryptographers have a duty to encourage the use of encryption and thereby protect the privacy of the individual. —the code book, simon singh what is the purpose of the statistic in this passage? it shows how big the need is for protection. it explains that email is an effective form of communication. it gives new ways to monitor email traffic. it illustrates how popular email has become.