Read the following passage and then answer the question. the snow fell lightly leaving a thin dusting on the rooftops. bells rang in the distance. shoppers lined the sidewalks balancing brightly wrapped packages with neatly tied bows. it was perfectly lovely christmas eve in new england. what technique does the author use in this example? a.) brief description b.) elaborate metaphor c.) experimental punctuation d.) complex sentence structure
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English, 21.06.2019 23:30, preciosakassidy
Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? and in imagination he began to recall the best moments of his pleasant life. but strange to say none of those best moments of his pleasant life now seemed at all what they had then seemed—none of them except the first recollections of childhood. there, in childhood, there had been something really pleasant with which it would be possible to live if it could return. but the child who had experienced that happiness existed no longer, it was like a reminiscence of somebody else.
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English, 22.06.2019 00:30, ira51
The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these
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English, 22.06.2019 03:30, kiki197701
Which of the following is an example of a periodical?
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