Read this sentence, which contains a biblical allusion from the story "the lightning-rod man." "see, the scroll of the storm is rolled back; the house is unharmed; and in the blue heavens i read in the rainbow, that the deity will not, of purpose, make war on man's earth." which of these statements best conveys meaning of the allusion? a) the rainbow signifies a new beginning for earth after a dark storm. b) god will save mankind from war and all manmade and natural disasters. c) god uses the rainbow as a sign of his promise never again to destroy all life on earth. d) the storm and the unharmed house are used to signify god’s mercy on humans.

Myths often function as a connection to the , or the customs and beliefs, of a group of people.

You’ve taken your first step into the world development. write a paragraph describing your thoughts on html. write 150 words on what kind of website you would make in the future? what sides would you like to model yours after?

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.