The winter solstice is again upon the Northern Hemisphere, and though the year's shortest day heralds the onset of winter it also promises the gradual return of the sun after a prolonged period of darkness.

That there are holidays at the time of this astronomical event is no coincidence. Since ancient times, people have celebrated the solstice and observed it with many different cultural and religious traditions. Some of them survive to the present day—though not always in the form you might expect.

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2 years ago

Someone please help me? ASAP I would really appreciate it

Brut [27]

I believe it is A. I don't know what "The Odyssey" is, but I believe this is the best answer. Vain: producing no result, useless.

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3 years ago

Read the excerpt from "Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin

zhuklara [117]

The thing that is emphasized by the hyperbole in this excerpt is C. the hope King inspired in the African American community

<h3>What is Hyperbole?</h3>

This refers to the figure of speech that is used to show an overstatement or exaggeration about a thing, for dramatic effect.

Hence, we can see that from the use of diction in the text, we can see that he was described as a hero and fearless person who they had waited on and prayed for, this shows that he had inspired hope for the people.