Answer:
a. It is biased because it reflects an attitude about one of Thomas Young's ideas.
Explanation:
The given excerpt from "The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone" by James Giblin which became the inception for the study of ancient Egyptian history. In his book, Giblin projects the ideas and opinions of Thomas Young in his attempts to decipher the stone's hieroglyphics. Although Giblin believes Young may have contributed valuable information regarding the stone writings, he also believes that Young's ideas are sometimes biased.
Like for instance, in the given excerpt in the question, he mentions one such ideas of Young where he "<em>made a leap of the imagination"</em>. In cases such as this, it is important to find or provide actual proof, rather than depend on <em>"inspired hunches"</em>. Thus, this passage is a biased one as it reflects one of Young's attitudes.
Answer:
The aunt does not expect the bachelor to tell a story,
but he does.
Explanation:
The Storyteller is a populaly known short story authored by Hector Hugh mcgrath. The participants in the chapter are also the ones described, the baby, the aunt as well as the single.
Irony applies to the comparison between perceptions and what really occurs. The extract includes two instances of this: first, the right response, as the actual hopes as that if the gentleman should stay quiet, and he doesn't; and secondly, whenever the gentleman begins talking, once the children appear to be curious, and thereafter they know that almost all storeys were doing the same.
Answer:
emaciated
Explanation:
Emaciated is when someone is abnormally thin usually because they are starved or lacking food. The other 3 words are simply descriptive whereas emaciated could be used in an insulting way.
Explanation:
Gold is usually alloyed in jewellery to give it more strength, and the term carat describes the amount of gold present (24 carats is pure gold). It is estimated that all the gold in the world, so far refined, could be placed in a single cube 60 ft. on a side. It is metallic, with a yellow colour when in a mass, but when finely divided it may be black, ruby, or purple.
I believe that pacing refers to the speed at which the speaker pronounces words and phrases, basically the speed at which somebody talks.
