A. He mentions that the novel had been turned into a children's comic strip.
Assure could mean making sure something happens, to comfort or remove doubts from a person, or make someone sure of something.
If it's one word answers it could be persuading, guaranteeing, promising, convincing, reassure, satisfy, or tell.
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"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." (A) contains a hyperbole.
In literature, a hyperbole is a stylistic exaggeration. It is used to give a dramatic effect to a statement.
Here, the hyperbole is: "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe." There are of course prices that the U.S. are going to refuse to pay, burdens they will not afford to carry, etc., but by exaggerating these commitments, Kennedy sounds more resolute and more persuasive.
Societal changes throughout the world are affecting families and schools. Because the development of children takes place in the context of both fam ily and school, parents, policy-makers and educators must understand the changes that both institutions are undergoing. Although exceptions exist, it is possible to identify five key societal phe
nomena in most regions of the world that directly affect families and how they interact with schools. Increasing urbanization, changes in the labor force (especially the increase in the number of women who work outside the home), new technology (especially television and micro-computers), the growth of knowledge and information, and the movement to decentralize responsibility for people's lives (including education) all have implications for human relationships in general and family life in particular.
