Answer:
Greatest figure in ancient astronomy
Gathered up the wisdom
Illumined it with his theories
Astonishing verisimilitude to the actual facts
Explanation:
The options you were given are the following:
- so far as his individuality is concerned
- greatest figure in ancient astronomy
- gathered up the wisdom
- illumined it with his theories
- astonishing verisimilitude to the actual facts
Our task is to determine which phrases praise Ptolemy for his work. These phrases will contain subjective language - language that reveals the author's feelings, opinions, beliefs, or assumptions about what he's writing about. All phrases, except for the first one, contain this type of language. The first phrase contains neutral, objective language, which is why it isn't one of the correct options.
Words that Robert Stawell Ball uses to commend Ptolemy are <em>greatest, wisdom, illuminated, </em>and <em>astonishing</em>. All of these words have a positive connotation, i.e. evoke positive emotions in us.
Answer: B
Explanation: Douglass is not sad to leave the plantation, as he has no family ties or sense of home, like children usually have. He also feels he has nothing to lose, because even if his new home in Baltimore is full of hardship, it can be no worse than the hardships he has already seen and endured on the plantation.
Answer:
we dont have the answer choices but maybe this will help?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an activist and pastor who promoted and organized non-violent protests. He played a pivotal role in advancing civil rights in America and has won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to fight racial inequality in a non-violent matter.
Answer:
B. Not mine,by the way, furthermore, and however
Explanation:
A parenthetical expression is some words added to a sentence to provide additional information, but without altering the main idea of the sentence.
!Not mine,by the way, furthermore, and however" are a few of the words that could be used in those parenthetical expressions to set them apart from the main sentence.
He took Brian's pencil, not mine.
I studied at Loyola University, by the way, so I know Professor Smith.
The answer is a simile because it uses "like"
A personification is making an object or animal act and look like they are human. Example: She heard the last piece of cake calling her name. This is personification because cake doesn't talk like humans can.
An oxymoron is using two words to describe something that mean the opposite. It is kind of like irony.
Example: A fast turtle. This is an oxymoron because turtles are not fast.
A synecdoche is a part used to signify the whole. Example: Check out my new wheels. Wheels is a synecdoche because it is referring to a car.
A simile compares two things using like or as. Example: She is as innocent as an angel. This is a simile because it uses as to compare something.
