In Mattie's mind, Blanchard's balloon—“a yellow silk bubble escaping the earth”—symbolizes freedom, particularly an escape from her home, where she feels as if she's trapped and treated like a child.
He's using middle English language, and as we read the excerpt, we see that he is speaking more formal
Answer:
Basically, the quote is saying if someone has the ability to do something but chooses not to do it, then they are no better than someone who isn't able to it.
Explanation:
The quote uses reading as an example. One who sees and has the ability to read but chooses not to read is not better than a blind person or someone who doesn't know how to read.
The sentence that uses the underlined word correctly is D) The school council used multiple media to advertise the prom.
The plural of medium is media, if you are referring to TV, or radio, etc.
Mediums are people who can speak to ghosts.
