Answer:
a
Explanation:
excerpt is: “Why, it’s Ali Baba!” Scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy. “It’s dear old honest Ali Baba! Yes, yes, I know! One Christmas time, when yonder solitary child was left here all alone, he did come, for the first time, just like that. Poor boy! And Valentine,” said Scrooge, “and his wild brother, Orson; there they go! And what’s his name, who was put down in his drawers, asleep, at the Gate of Damascus; don’t you see him! And the Sultan’s Groom turned upside down by the Genii; there he is upon his head! Serve him right. I’m glad of it. What business had he to be married to the Princess!”
Answer:
but Cyclops went on filling up his belly / with man flesh and great gulps of whey(C)
Explanation:
<u>Ithaca</u> was Odysseus homeland, odysseus and his men traveled to the Cyclops' island, because he wanted to explore more about Cyclops
Calypso tried to convince Odysseus to stay with her because she feels that that she is superior to odyssesus wife, Penelope but Odysseus says that he wants to return to Penelope because she is mortal and Calypso is immortal
Answer:
Explanation:
Humans typically assume bats are blind, Using the expression "You're as blind as a bat!". But really, Bats are not blind at all.
In this line of <em>Brave, New World</em>, John uses a quote from <em>The Tempest</em> by William Shakespeare to communicate with Lenina. John talks about how some forms of "baseness" (something that is low, or that lacks merit) are undergone nobly. This means that some actions, even of they are bad or difficult, must be accepted honourably. This points to the idea of sacrificing and enduring difficulties. What John wants Lenina to understand is that he has a desire to make sacrifices or offerings in order to win her love.
Answer:
to show that being from New York disrupts the author's relationships with the people he meets
Explanation:
According to the conversation from the excerpt of Travels with Charley, it is narrated that the speaker is treated differently by the people he met on his travels.
First, it is stated that there were interests and questions about "twenty or thirty times" during his trip and also questions from locals who asked him questions.
The purpose of the conversation is to show that being from New York disrupts the author's relationships with the people he meets