Read the sentence. i told them how surprised and excited i was to have my painting selected, especially since i’d felt so incompetent at the beginning and i knew the competition was so ruthless. which revision best uses dialogue to improve the sentence? “yup, it was a big surprise,” i told them. “i’m excited that my painting was selected! especially since i felt so incompetent at the beginning and the competition was so ruthless.” “honestly, i was surprised,” i told them truthfully. “the competition was ruthless, and i felt incompetent at the beginning. it’s really exciting to have my painting selected! ” “i’m in! my painting is in! i feel a fist pump and a little dance coming on,” i said, grinning. i thought about how i felt so incompetent at the beginning because of the ruthless competition. “did you hear? ” i asked them. “my painting got selected! exciting, right? ” i smiled. “especially given that i felt so incompetent at the beginning and that the competition was ruthless! ” (its not b)

The book the sweet hereafter: in three or four paragraphs, compare and contrast the irony of nichole's reasons for lying to the court about the accident to another well-known character who lies that you have encountered in literature. which of these characters had a better reason to lie: your character or nichole? which of these characters got the outcome they hoped for when they told the lie? what does the irony in each story say about the nature of truth and lies? (note: some famous literary liars you might consider writing about are: elizabeth proctor or abigail williams from the crucible; odysseus from the odyssey; romeo from romeo and juliet; tom or daisy buchanan from the great gatsby; arthur dimmesdale from the scarlet letter; the narrator or marla singer from fight club; cyrano or christian from cyrano de bergerac; sheherazhad from arabian nights; huck finn from the adventures of huckleberry finn; pip from great expectations, or a liar of your choice from a book or play you have read/seen)

This is the noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers.

What is the metaphor used for captain beatty? what is he being compared to?