The problem in the bolded element in the sentence below is
she was white as a sheet.
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How does this image the reader to understand seismographs?

Why does the author of exploring the titanic give background information about his youth and education? to show his lifelong love for the ocean

How does visiting the place of the gods affect the narrator? a. he discovers that it is unwise to have an inquiring mind b. he learns that there is nothing supernatural to fear in the destroyed city c. he renounces everything he learned from the priests and his father d. he understands that the past has nothing of interest for people of the present