In the second excerpt the narrator probably disagrees with certain rules and a superior is trying to persuade him to adhere to the rules even if he doesn't agree with them. Otherwise, his record will be ruined. My thoughts are that first and above all, we should always be true to ourselves.
In the third excerpt, a young boy has just faced a failure and he is disillusioned. He is trying to console himself by thinking that when he will get older he will feel stronger and will have the right to do as he pleases. My advice would be to relax, enjoy his age and never stop trying.
A child is remembering his father and how he tried to save hm, now that he is an adult. At the time, he couldn't realize how important he was and the fact that his father would sacrifice everything for him. My advice is to do the same for his children.
A. him; objective
The sentence should read: The librarian found the book for him and me.
This is because you want to look at the type of verb and how it relates to the pronoun. The librarian, the subject, found what? the book. for who? Him. You want to make sure the pronouns agree also, and since 'me' is objective, the other pronoun has to be too.
The use of imagery is a popular technique in short fiction. A related or repeated set of images or symbols can often be used to represent major ideas in the literary work. Using a piece of short fiction, analyze the set of objects and symbols in the text which reveal the theme of the work. What is the connection between the images and/or objects? How does the author use them to stand in place of abstract ideas or concepts?
Because of the plot twists and the characters and how you can relate to them
Answer:
'A sleek dog, a meek dog, cringing for my meat.'
and
'I’ll never be a lap dog, licking dirty feet.'
Explanation:
The 'Lone Dog' authored by Irene Rutherford McLeod conveys the idea of disdain for dogs that are pets. The lines 'A sleek dog...meat' and 'I'll ...feet' convey this idea constructively as the descriptive words like 'sleek,' 'meek,' 'cringing for meat' are used to shown this derision and the speaker's words asserting that he would never wish to be a 'lap dog and licking someone's dirty feet' further substantiates this claim of contempt.
