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The main theme of "The Cold Equations" is about sacrifice. One person, although a young, pretty teen who has seen very little of life yet, has to be sacrificed for the good of others
Tom Godwin's chosen title for his short story "The Cold Equations" refers to the cold, factual mathematical equations that were used to calculate Marilyn's fate. The first equation refers to the one the computers that govern the Stardustcruiser and the Emergency Dispatch Ships (EDS) use to calculate.
Tom Godwin wrote Cold Equations
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There are 8 of them so we need to choose the four best.
My choices are in no particular order.
4. Anytime the horizon narrows and widens, you have to take care in what you are seeing. It sounds to me like a pair of scissors or sheers that are also moving up and down. Pretty scarry.
5. Jagged with waves. Jagged!! That's pretty descriptive.
6. Pointed like rocks? 5 and 6 both suggest a knife.
8. The waves were barbarously abrupt and tall [<em>and each top froth making small boat navigation a problem.</em>] I've added the last to make it clear that the sea was ominous.
Answer: A group of activists sabotaged the Glen Canyon dam.
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