In the short story "The Man Who Was Almost A Man" by Richard Wright, the two intertwining themes are "the struggle for power" and "coming-of-age". Dave Saunders, the protagonist of this story, feels that by acquiring a gun, he will become a man and have more power in his life.
Figurative language uses figures of speech to provide more complex and intensified meaning to the subjects it describes. Connotative language uses cultural or emotional references that are shared and understood by a group of people sharing the same cultural markers in order describe the subject of such language and associate a positive or negative perception of it.
They are similar in that they both avoid using direct explicit, literal language to describe the subjects they are referring to and prefer to use oblique references to it.
Answer:
A)Yang's team's research will contribute to the creation of new materials.
Explanation:
A central argument in this Newsela article by Susanne Bard is that the discoveries made by the scientist Wen Yang and her team, who studied the human hair will be helpful in producing new materials such as very strong ropes that cannot easily cut during rescue operations.
This aspect of scientific research mimics the natural order of things so as to help scientists in innovating new products that will be beneficial to man. Yang hopes to streamline this new discovery to the Nano level before it can be harnessed by manufacturers.
I think the answer is a but if not I am sorry
