Answer: A) Our universe is filled with powerful but fascinating objects and C) Despite the complexity of the universe, humans can understand how it works.
Explanation: In the given excerpt from “Death by Black Hole” by Neil deGrasse Tyson, we can see a description of how black holes are common in the cores of galaxies, and how their luminosity depends on the availability of stars and gas around the black hole, in addition to this explanation, the messages that Tyson conveys within this passage are that our universe is filled with powerful but fascinating objects (like black holes, stars or galaxies) and that despite the complexity of the universe, humans can understand how it works (he expresses this idea by saying that we can use the back of an envelope to calculate whether the attracting central mass is, indeed, concentrated enough to be a black hole).
Answer:
Hungry.
Explanation:
A figurative language also known as figures of speech can be defined as a deliberate and specific construction or use of language by authors, writers or speakers to create a special effect in their speech or write-up.
The main purpose of a figurative language is to convey more information and enable the readers or listeners have a deeper understanding of the piece.
Some examples of figurative language used in a literary work are simile, paradox, metaphor, apostrophe, hyperbole, personification, etc.
Simile has to do with comparison of two things using as or like.
I am as hungry as a bear. This is an example of a figurative language (figures of speech) known as simile.
If the italicized words are <em>professing themselves to be wise, </em>then this is a participial phrase.
It describes what the pronoun <em>they </em>is doing.
Answer:
Importance of compassion and empathy
Explanation:
Lizabeth is reflecting on a crossroads in her life, an incident that marked the change from child to woman.
