Both Jerry in "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" and Squeaky in "Raymond's Run" reach a point in where they realize that <span>A. helping others is more important than helping oneself.
Both of these characters arrive at the same conclusion in their respective stories, and that is that although it can be quite important to aid yourself, it is usually far more important to help others, and thus secure everyone's happiness.
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Answer:
"In the years just after the Empire State Building was built, there were not enough renters to fill the building due to the Depression. However, there were plenty of visitors, both tourists and celebrities. They came to marvel at the building's height and go up to the observation tower. The Empire State Building quickly became a favorite place to visit in New York."
Explanation:
To paraphrase a text means using the same meaning as the text, but using different words. In other words, we can say that paraphrasing is the ability to repeat information from one text, in another text, using different words and phrases.
In this case, among the options given in the question above, only one of them reaches the meaning of paraphrase. This option is: "In the years just after the Empire State Building was built, there were not enough renters to fill the building due to the Depression. However, there were plenty of visitors, both tourists and celebrities. They came to marvel at the building's height and go up to the observation tower. The Empire State Building quickly became a favorite place to visit in New York."
Answer:
b is correct. it uses the it's and its properly.
Question 1:
Humorous passage 1: "It (the umbrella) was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on British airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded."
Humorous passage 2: "(The umbrella is) An item to be carried in the street, to be used to startle friends and—in the worst of cases—to fend off one’s creditors."
Question 2:
Passage 1 is funny because it compares the umbrella to an ornamental bat, which sounds weird in the first place. Plus, the umbrellas is said to be used by people who want to seem British, which is even more outrageously funny.
Passage 2 is funny because it treats the umbrella as a scary object which can be used even to fend off people you owe money to, which is absurd.
In both passages, the author uses tone and voice in a very witty way: he speaks seriously about absurdity, about unimaginable stuff. It is like an encyclopedia of weird and fun facts. That is what makes it funny: the contrast between a serious tone and larger than life images.
