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1. <span>B. Has earned the respect of the royal families.
></span>He become an emperor but was forced to abdicate. A decade has passed but he was still treated as the <span>‘Son of Heaven” but was actually a prisoner with true human contact aside from Mrs. Wang, his beloved nurse, Chen Pao-shen, his teacher and Reginald Johnston, his English tutor.
2. </span><span>C. She resents her husband's mannerisms and ability to dismiss her worries so casually.
>She was anxious about what they witnessed that night when the lady who watched over their baby gave birth. She was as if full of guilt when she saw the baby was only wrapped with old newspapers, so she went to get the flannel of the cupboard and swaddled the baby in it. She resent her husband for discussing the horrible thing with his fellow actors, as if it was an amusing incident, while she was full of guilt seeing the baby's birth. She resented him for being so casual on her when she was actually in need of his comforting.
3. </span><span>A. "A man can be surprised to find himself turning involuntarily towards those figures, wearing long silk gowns, which give them such an enticing and alluring shape, and make the observer yearn to uncover the magic and the secrets which lie beneath them.
>The veil is suppose to cover the woman's body but men are very curios thus giving them the thought "what could be there inside veil".</span>
Answer:
1. Reread the last two-sentence paragraph of the story.
- They learned their heads over the tank and found him. The crab, finished with the old home that no longer fit, was coming out of his shell.
2. How does this paragraph reveal the theme of the story?
- The theme of the story is "Give people a chance and they might change." She was biased and a bigot when the story started. She always said that white people like herself were better than other races. Finally, she was nice and willing to be different. When she went to the pet store with Michael, she wanted to buy a crab for herself. Finally, she sees everyone for who they are and starts to be nice to everyone.
- Esther had been away from the real world for so long that she had become judgmental and bigoted. When Michael took Esther outside to see the world again, she realized how good the world was and stopped being so judgmental.
3. The last paragraph reveals the crab was coming out of his shell after finishing his old home that no longer fit him."
- He finished his previous house, which no longer suited him, as shown in the last line, and was coming out of his shell. " In other words, the crab was ecstatic to have met new friends and was bursting out of his shell, which might be compared to Michael's feelings of happiness. Michael, who was initially suspicious of and disapproves of his Aunt Esther, is now willing to give her a second chance. Michael, like the crab, emerges from his shell to offer his heart to others, particularly his aunt Esther. You never know what may happen if you merely give someone a chance.
4. How are do Michael and Esther connect to the behavior of the hermit crab, changing their ideas of "home"? Explain. Use details from the story to support your answer.
- Michael was sad at the beginning of the story when he found out that his parents died six months prior. Getting his hermit crab helped him go through his sadness much quicker. This explains the sense that if you give Michael chance to try different remedies, he might find a connection with an animal to help him find happiness.
- At first, when Aunt Esther saw the crabs, she disliked them. After she got to know them more closely, she began to understand them and like them more and more. This explains the sense that if you give Aunt Esther a chance to get to know things, she might change her point of view.
- At the beginning of the story, Michael a fourteen-year-old boy, who is grieving his deceased parents. His Aunt Esther, a prejudice person and a bigot. He then gets his hermit crab Sluggo, who has made Michael happy. His Aunt begins to like the crabs and decides to get her own. She goes to get her own and sees how much the world has changed and changes her idea completely of home and they both end up happy in the end.
Explanation:
Change words to your style and avoid plagiarism. :)
Euphemism refers to substituting a harsh word or expression into a mild or indirect one. The negative consequence of using a euphemism is that people may find it as beating around the bush or not telling the truth. On the other hand, it could be interpreted by other people differently.
