Answer:
a) in fact (additionally, moreover)
b) for instance (for example)
Explanation:
To find the best transition we must first infer the context of the sentences.
First sentence claims the Elizabethan London (London in the epoch of Queen Elizabeth) is a perfect place for a time traveler. Next sentence gives more information on the Queen. That means that the best transition could be achieved with "in fact", "also", "moreover", "additionally" etc.
Third sentence states that the Queen was accomplished public speaker and the next sentence gives an example of one of her speeches. That means that the best transition could be use of "for example", "for instance" etc.
Answer:
Option d. The structures of both excerpts are similar as each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader's emotions.
Explanation:
in the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" the writer tells an anecdote of a friend that decided to try to erase his own culture from his poetry work, in order to have better chances at receiving a fellowship. In the excerpt from "Speaking Arabic" the author tells the story of a stranger he overheard at a fair, that was expressing his emotions of alienation in the cultural environment he was in. Both excerpts use anecdotes, short stories about a real incident and person in order to appeal to the reader's emotions.
<u><em>In the Ovid’s Metamorphoses the mortal Arachne take pride that she was better shoemaker than Pallas Athena, the goddess which art of weaving was so famous. We’ve many example of the challenge they went through for instance, Pallas and Aracne in Rubens’ picture represents the most violent moment of the story showing the goddess’s rage and the terror of the mortal. It’s when, Athena transformed the mortal into a spider and she could still weave.</em></u>
Answer:
early in the morning
Explanation:
clearly states that first thing.
