exaggerative . . . hyperbole
Junior describes himself as having an enormous skull and being so skinny that when he turned sideways he'd disappear. He is over exaggerating his features to get sympathy from the reader and to create humor. A hyperbole is an over exaggeration.
Read the excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else."
And so, which will it be? Murderer or hero? My fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade. I can turn my wrist slightly, put a bit more pressure on the blade, let it sink in. The skin will yield like silk, like rubber, like the strop. There is nothing more tender than a man's skin, and the blood is always there, ready to burst forth. A razor like this cannot fail. It is the best one I have.
But I don't want to be a murderer. No, sir. You came in to be shaved. And I do my work honorably. I don't want to stain my hands with blood. Just with lather, and nothing else
Which conflict is revealed in this excerpt?
Answer:
The barber must choose between hurting an enemy or being an ethical worker.
Explanation:
According to this excerpt from Lather and Nothing Else, a barber recognizes an enemy that came in to have a hair cut and is at crossroads if he should intentionally murder the enemy with his blade or if he should stick to the ethics of his profession and give the man the hair cut he came in for.
The conflict in this excerpt is the barber must choose between hurting an enemy or being an ethical worker.
Answer:
What happened in 2016 that now seems to have important ramifications for the replacement of Justice Ginsburg is that "Justice Ginsburg criticized Donald Trump in several interviews. She went ahead to call Trump a "faker". She said "He is a faker,"..."He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego..." Her statements were known to be against the codes of Supreme Court.
Explanation:
In 2016, Ginsburg blasted Trump. She was not in support of Trump's presidential pursuit. She kept opposing and speaking against Trump.
As a Justice of the Supreme Court, she was not meant to publicly show her support for or resentment against any candidate. But she was seen to have gone too far. So, such action made it an important ramification for her replacement.
Answer:
An objective summary is a summary that does not include any opinions or judgments about what is written in the text. Instead, it only includes information that comes from the text. Writing objective summaries can help you understand texts that you read and identify the most important information in the text.
