2 the volcano erupted in the early afternoon of August 24,A.D.79, and the residents of Pompeii,four miles away,were able to see and hear the explosion,which sent a huge black cloud into the sky
I read Ted Chiang’s excerpt “EXHALATION” and the correct answer would be D, <u><em>“IT CREATES A FEELING OF HOPE AND PERSONAL REFLECTION”.</em></u> The whole excerpt is talking about life in a scientific way, it’s trying to make the reader to have a vision about some scientific facts about our organism.
The excerpt states 2 theories. The first one is about our memories and that the things that we forget are indeed gone forever and there is nothing we can do to have them back. And the second one is about contrasting reality vs science.
Over the past few weeks, our Association has been closely studying the Administration’s FY 2016 defense budget to determine how it will affect military families. In keeping with the past few years of belt-tightening, the budget includes several proposals that cut into military families’ purchasing power.
The repetition of identical sounds in the last syllables of words
C. The repetition of the "w" sound in line 1 draws attention to the
speaker's unhappy state of mind.
