Tight
taut rigid
stretched tight
stressed not slack
tightly stretched tense
stiff snug
contracted tightened
drawn strained
strung out tightly drawn
firm tensed
They both promised fair to grow up as rude as savages; the young master being entirely negligent how they behaved, and what they did, so they kept clear of him.
He would not even have seen after going to church on Sundays, only Joseph and the curate reprimanded his carelessness when they absented themselves; and that reminded him to order Heathcliff a flogging, and Catherine a fast from dinner or supper.
Hindley in a passion told us to bolt the doors, and swore nobody should let them in that night.
Answer:
humans won’t become obsolete unless we choose to make them that way
We are not running out of jobs humans can do as computers take on more and more responsibilities. We're just choosing not to create new jobs and educate workers.
Explanation:
Orwell is facing a moral struggle with shooting the elephant, just as he faces the moral struggle of serving a country he disagrees with.
Incomplete question. The missing part read;
In sentence 19 (reproduced below), the writer wants to change the conclusion by adding a direct quotation that both reinforces the main argument of the passage and places that argument in a broader context.
In 2013, President Obama acknowledged that people have a sentimental attachment to the penny.
Which version of the underlined text best accomplishes this purpose?
Answer:
<u>penny but argued that the coin is a sign of government inefficiency, calling it “a good metaphor for some of the larger problems that we’ve got.”</u>
Explanation:
So the sentence after the changes would read;
"In 2013, President Obama acknowledged that people have a sentimental attachment to the penny <em>but argued that the coin is a sign of government inefficiency, calling it “a good metaphor for some of the larger problems that we’ve got.”</em>
Note here that by using this particular sentence, <u>the writer could easily reinforce the main argument by means of that direct quotation of what </u><u>President Obama</u><u> said.</u>
