In the “Birthday Box” we learn this lesson, always be thankful for what you have because one day it could disappear. In this story Kate’s mom was very sick for a long time, she was in the hospital for quite a while. On Katie’s tenth birthday she goes to see her mom at the hospital. Katie had a big party with all the nurses and doctors. Kate received a box from her mother and she was too upset that all she got was a box to realize that her mom was using up her last heartbeats. After this event Katie was depressed for about a year, she really missed her.
Answer:
A. The author of "Grandpa's Beat-up Banjo" uses a one-on-one music competition instead of a physical fight to make the story more realistic to modern audiences.
Explanation:
- To make the story more realistic to modern audiences, the author of "Grandpa's Beat-up Banjo" uses a one-on-one music competition rather than a physical fight.
A. The author of "Grandpa's Beat-up Banjo" uses a one-on-one music competition instead of a physical fight to make the story more realistic to modern audiences.
B. The author of "Grandpa's Beat-up Banjo" uses a character whose tools seem inadequate instead of the character's size as what makes the outcome unlikely.
C. The author of "Grandpa's Beat-up Banjo" does not give a specific location as part instead of naming the particular place because the historical context is not important to the story.
D. The author of "Grandpa's Beat-up Banjo" uses bragging rights as the motivation for Grandpa's entry into the competition rather than his desire to win being connected to the potential prize money.
<span>Homonyms are words with the same pronunciation, but they hold different meanings. An example of two homonyms are "dear", used to refer to someone close to oneself, and "deer", which is an animal. Other examples of homonyms are "there", "their" and "they're".</span><span />
In the excerpt from walking with the wind : A memoir of the movement,the figurative language that is used as an implicit persuasive device would be : The Revolution is at hand, and we must free ourselves of the chain of political and economic slavery. This sentence persuade the listeners to join the revolution.Hope this helps
