Here is the full passage for this question:
<span>There is likewise another diversion which is only shown before the emperor and the empress, and first minister, upon particular occasions. The emperor lays on the table three fine silken threads of six inches long; one is purple, the other yellow, and the third white. These threads are proposed as prizes for those persons whom the emperor has a mind to distinguish by a peculiar mark of his favor. . . . The emperor holds a stick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates advancing, one by one, sometimes leap over the stick, sometimes creep under it, backward and forward, several times, according as the stick is advanced or depressed.
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I think the answer would be: <span>The emperor rewards his subjects for jumping over and under a stick.
The full passage basically tell the readers about the strange contest that both the emperor and the empress like to conduct. We can see from the third sentence that those who are able to finish emperor's contest will be rewarded with a thread of silk.</span>
The correct answer is <span>A. At age 22, Benjamin Franklin began publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette and writing most of the articles for it.
When it comes to parallelism within sentences, it refers to the fact that the same form of words is used throughout. As you can see in sentence A, the same form of words publishing and writing is used - both of them are gerunds. The other sentences do not show parallelism.
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Explanation:
Go out and do the things you always wanted to do with vim and vigor, going for the maximum pleasure, vigorous enjoyment, commit and follow through with your desires of life.
Romeo and Juliet come from seperate families, who both hold malice towards one another. Both families despise the idea of Romeo and Juliet being together, making it hard for them to have a relationship.
I believe the answer would be propaganda because the author is trying to get you to do something via media.
I hope this helps!
