The correct option for this question is:
A. “Take a big sip of this lemonade,” Jacobs grandmother cried out.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together. In this case "big sip" is the combination, since usually a sip is small, so a big sip sounds like something contradictory.
The correct answer is C.
In this excerpt, Howell is trying to show how Editha sought to manipulate her fiancé, George Gearson into going to war.
Even though she knew she was merely repeating things she had read on the newspapers, she would not stop until her point was made and George was convinced of the utter necessity of fighting in the war.
The answer is "<span>Donating uniforms will help the sponsor.". Jonathan goes over how donating helps the sponsor because they will have their name on the uniform. I hope this helps!</span>
Answer: B. After leaving the sickness, / the old Empires of Europe
Explanation:
The Old Empires of Europe being the British, the French, the Spanish, The Portuguese, The Dutch, and The Germans amongst others, got to the level they were at by conquering new lands from North America to Australia. Indeed at it's height, the British Empire controlled 24% of Earth as we know it now.
Joseph Bruchac (the Poet), in the poem, likens these Empires to being sick. To having become inherently unhealthy because all they thought about was conquest essentially drawing a comparison between conquest and sickness to say that conquering others can make one sick and unhealthy just as it did these Old Empires of Europe.
