Answer:
Phone prices dropped, quality increased, and renting phones faded away. The other significant benefit of the breakup of AT&T was competition in long-distance phone service. The Baby Bells allowed consumers to choose among long-distance carriers. Companies like MCI and Sprint (S) challenged AT&T in this market.
Explanation:
I guess that what is suggested about Lady of Shalott's love towards Sir Lancelot is that her love is impossible. She was cursed not to look at the city below her, yet she did and fell in love with Sir Lancelot, although she knew she could never be with him because of the curse. Her love is thus impossible, and even before she got to meet the love of her life, she died because their romance was doomed to fail even before it began.
Answer:
The imagerys can be seen in the lines:
Plum-sweet they swell;
their thin skins hold moist red earth.
Explanation:
Imagery is the figure of speech used when the author wants to describe objects, situations and actions in a way that stimulates the reader's five senses, allowing him to hear, see and feel the characteristics of the description. We can see an example of imagery in the lines above, as the author describes features in which the reader knows the sensation and can feel it again when reading the lines.
Answer:
King Ptolemy will be honored with an image in all temples.
Explanation:
The given passage mentions how King Ptolemy was honored by the people. Not only did the priests decide to honor him, but also <em>"his parents and his ancestors"</em>.
It was decided that they will <em>"set up in the most prominent place of every temple, an image of the EVER-LIVING King PTOLEMY, THE BELOVED OF PTAH, THE GOD EPIPHANES EUCHARISTOS"</em>. This image was to be set beside <em>"the principal god of the temple, handing him the weapon of victory"</em>. The whole passage only talks about how this honor will be made or done. Thus, the correct answer is the second option.
Answer:
William Sydney Porter, otherwise known as O. Henry, is released from prison on this day, after serving three years in jail for embezzlement from a bank in Austin, Texas.
