Since 'altruism' means 'feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness', and this word 'altruistic' ends with -ic, we can assume, based on its structure, that this is an adjective that is used to describe a person who behaves in such a way.
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Bud is his name because his mother gave him the name "Bud" not "buddy". Bud wants to be called what his mama named him which is "Bud"
By reading the text you'll be able to come up with a answer.
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Personification
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Stars are inanimate, so they can't dance. By saying this, they are making them more human. They personify them.
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B. In the absence of surprise, a witty remark loses much of its humorous effect.
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Answer B
Correct. In the first sentence of the third paragraph, the author makes the claim that “merriment” (amusement) can be produced only by “a sudden impression,” that is, a surprise. In the second sentence of the paragraph, the author advances that claim by using the clause “which is expected” to assert that jests (witty remarks) lacking such an element of surprise (because the audience is expecting them) lose much of their humor and are thus effectively “already destroyed.”
