The author clearly hates ear buds and expresses his opinion by using section titles like: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "
Narcissism." He also expresses this with opinions like "(p)eople who are addicted to their ear buds don’t care about other people," and "Ear buds are detrimental and damaging to society as a whole." Based on the way the author expresses his opinions, who is the intended audience for this passage?
A) people who love their ear buds
B) people who manufacture ear buds
C) people who feel the same way as the author
D) people who are thinking of purchasing ear buds
The author of this text is trying to provide arguments against the use of earbuds. He is very clear and direct since he wants to be convincing with his argument, because he wants fewer people to use them, and wants the people already using them to consider his arguments against them.
The main reason could be the overexploitation since Cyrenaica became a Roman senatorial province, and the abandonment of the previous strict control over its collection.
In "The feather pillow" by Horacio Quiroga when the parasites don't have a human to feed on they usually are small, they are parasites of feathered creatures. This parasite, in particular, has been feeding on Alicia's blood, that is why it became so monstrous. We learn about this in the last parragraph of the story.
