Summary:
The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. And the rain tapped on the empty house, echoing. At eight-thirty the eggs were shrivelled and the toast was like stone. The five spots of paint - the man, the woman, the children, the ball- remained. It sniffed the air and scratched the kitchen door. Behind the door, the stove was making pancakes which filled the house with a rich baked odour and the scent of maple syrup. In the cellar, the incinerator glowed suddenly and a whirl ofsparks leaped up the chimney. The dinner dishes manipulated like magic tricks, and in the study a click. Dawn showed faintly in the east. Among the ruins, one wallstood alone. Within the wall, a last voice said, over and over again and again, even as the sun rose to shine upon the heaped rubble and steam: "Today is August 5, 2026, today is August 5, 2026, today is..."
BRAINLIST PLS!
Answer:
1. To not only reach his audience that gathered before him but to the people around the world.
2. He sought both to inspire the nation and to send a message aboard signaling the challenges of the Cold War and his hope for peace on the nuclear age.
3. He also wanted to be brief.
Explanation:
I majored in English
To rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
The sentence which uses correct punctuation is C. In time, of course, all issues get resolved, but not necessarily in the way you would like.
In A, the comma before <em>he was concerned </em>should be a dash. In B, there should be a colon before <em>a flashlight, </em>not a semi colon. In D, there should be a comma before <em>yet, </em>and not a colon.