Read the following line from ralph waldo emerson's "self-reliance":

[n]o kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.

which of these rhetorical devices does emerson use here?
a. personification
b. parallelism
c. rhythm
d. metaphor

Suppose you connect a battery to a small light bulb with a single wire. what do you think will happen? explain your answer.

Jane addams's memoir, twenty years at hull-house, describes her work with

Read the excerpt from the common sense of bicycling: bicycling for ladies. the bicycle is capable of such high speed that there is a strong temptation to ride so fast as to cause over exertion or excessive perspiration. on the other hand some people ride too slow, causing a zigzag and uncertain movement. while exercising reasonable caution, be a fearless rider. when you come to a steep hill, if the road is clear, let it go as fast as it will. if you rid yourself of that ghost of fear, coasting is one of the greatest delights of cycling. which is the best paraphrase of the text?