My Antonia is a novel written by the Author Willa Cather in 1918. The novel tells the story of the pioneers of Nebraska and their life in the Old West, The story makes emphasis on the role of the women during that time. There are two other novels which are the thematic preceding of My Antonia: O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.
The theme presented in the comparison of the older siblings with the younger ones is that when it comes to character or education, there is not better school than life. This is actually the main content of the whole passage presented here.
Life experiences and hard work represent a better school and teachings than the ones you can get in the formal schooling system.
Answer:
A.
Explanation:
B is personification and c is simile
The result of the young seaman's disrespectful attitude was that <em>A. </em><em>God punished the seaman </em><em>for his cruelty by inflicting him </em><em>with a sickness </em><em>so serious that </em><em>he did not recover.</em>
William Bradford was one of the travelers on the Mayflower that was sailing to the future Plymouth colony. In his journals, he wrote of a young man who sailed with them.
The young man was quite problematic because:
- he disrespected the sick
- he cursed the sick and told them that he would help throw them overboard and take their property and,
- he was quite vulgar
He was however struck with a sickness that according to William Bradford, came from God. The young man never made it to the colony and was instead thrown overboard.
In conclusion, because of the young man's disrespect, God punished him with an illness that killed him.
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Answer:
The underground railroad
Explanation:
The 'underground railroad' was known as such due to the slaves using it to escape and the people helping them to escape using secret codes that were commonly associated with railroads.
(Ex: 'station masters' = people who would hide slaves)
