The author uses anecdotes by making use of short histories which show important discoveries
<u>Explanation:</u>
The story "luck favored the prepared" shows the various important discoveries that have been done by the various scientists which have helped the scientists to improve the life of the people and the discoveries have had a great impact on the life of the people.
The author gives some short stories in the history about the important discoveries to prove his point and also tells about the importance of hard work and the efforts put in by the people.
Answer:
The sting that followed upon the striking of his fingers against his leg ceased so quickly that he was startled
Explanation:
The sentence in the excerpt that demonstrates a blunt portrayal of natural life is The sting that followed upon the striking of his fingers against his leg ceased so quickly that he was startled.
This shows that nature is indifferent to the suffering of humans. Nature tries to numb the man's fingers while he was about having a meal and despite the man's best efforts at gaining sensation to his fingers by striking his finger on his legs, it was useless because nature was unrelenting and indifferent to his suffering.
The answer is A-They both use literary techniques
And how are we supposed to know.. we don’t know who that is. Give us a photo next time or something