Read this excerpt from “raymond’s run.”

and all the time i’m dreaming, i get lighter and lighter until i’m flying over the beach again, getting blown through the sky like a feather that weighs nothing at all.

identify the type of figurative language used in this excerpt.

idiom
simile
metaphor
allusion

Briefly explain one result of either louis napoleon's or otto von bismarck's policies that is not mentioned directly in the speech.

Complete these sentences about the babylonian civilization. the babylonians were great supporters of art and architecture. their most well-known achievement in architecture was the . this achievement was a wonder in a land that was mainly made up of deserts and mountains. the is named for one of the most famous rulers of babylon. the citizens of babylon had to follow this collection of rules and laws. the babylonians practiced , but marduk was their main god.

What was the national government’s biggest concern if facing a war, under the articles of confederation? the national government had no national military. the country had grown too large to defend with a small army. the states would not back the federal government. there was no way the states would pay for fighting a war.