The main plot of the short story is to show the reader not to take the small things for granted because at the end you won't even realize that's what you love doing the best. For example in the story it said "Her lifesaving courses had worked ," meaning she never thought they would come in handy because she thought that being a life guard was not exciting and nothing life changing would occur. Also the male figure in the story is a symbol of her life changing experience after she saves the little boy . Another thing is the setting of the pool area how it's all dramatic and everything moving fast and how she didn't stop to think on what to do and just took the plunge into the water acting quick on her feet to save a person she didn't know because that's what she had signed up for even though it tells us she was only there for the rides. In other words she's a guarding angel and now knows that taking risks is something she enjoys .
Answer:
see explanation
Explanation:
(a)
3x + 5y = 8 → (1)
4x - 3y = 1 → (2)
multiplying (1) by 3 and (2) by 5 and adding the result will eliminate y
9x + 15y = 24 → (3)
20x - 15y = 5 → (4)
add (3) and (4) term by term to eliminate y
29x + 0 = 29
29x = 29 ( divide both sides by 29 )
x = 1
substitute x = 1 into either of the 2 equations and solve for y
substituting into (1)
9(1) + 15y = 24
9 + 15y = 24 ( subtract 9 from both sides )
15y = 15 ( divide both sides by 15 )
y = 1
solution is x = 1 , y = 1
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(b)
6p + 4q = 20 → (1)
5p - 2q = 6 → (2)
multiplying (2) by 2 and adding to (1) will eliminate q
10p - 4q = 12 → (3)
add (1) and (3) term by term to eliminate q
16p + 0 = 32
16p = 32 ( divide both sides by 16 )
p = 2
substitute p = 2 into either of the 2 equations and solve for q
substituting into (1)
6(2) + 4q = 20
12 + 4q = 20 ( subtract 12 from both sides )
4q = 8 ( divide both sides by 4 )
q = 2
solution is p = 2 , q = 2
She took a deep breath as she stared into her own eyes in the mirror. The only light in the bathroom was from a candle, set on the corner of the sink counter. The power was out, so even if she flipped the light switch, nothing would happen. She was home alone, only, a few moments ago, she'd heard someone walking around in her house. Someone that was not supposed to be there. She had locked herself in her bathroom to try and calm down, to no avail. No matter how many times she told herself she was only imagining things, she would never believe it.
As silently as possible, she pressed her ear to the door and held her breath. When she was about to move back from the door, she heard the walking again, this time followed by a voice. "Ellana, darling, why are you hiding from me? I know you're home. Come on out...I'm not here to hurt you." She didn't recognize the voice at all, but they clearly knew her name. There's no way this was actually happening right now...and yet, there she stood, holding her breath in the bathroom, hiding from a stranger who knew far to much about her.
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You did say anything, and you <em>did</em> say "even a story". So, here you go! Little horror story made up on the spot. Hope it does you well!
