Answer:
The photographs help me understand that Buster Keaton got the nickname “The Great Stoneface" because his facial expressions in the two photographs remained the same. He wasn't smiling or even looking bright and cheerful. Also, he wasn't looking like one who easily smiled or changed his facial expressions.
Explanation:
Buster Keaton is known to be "The Great Stoneface" because of the way he kept his face which looked the same. He seemed like he wasn't the smiling type of person. So, he seemed to have conditioned his facial expression the way it is. Anytime he is seen, he looks the same way.
The answer is letter B.
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Cupidity refers to being greedy for money and
possessions. The other three choices apply to the words friendship and goodwill
while cupidity does not. A person who has this type of character is often
non-sociable and is only motivated by his own personal gains with the lack of
concern for others. </span>
The correct answer is "The same sum of money means different things to different people"
here we can see how he shows through examples how every person according to their kind of life would use this money in different ways to cover their lack of whatever they may need.
The other options are not correct because in the first one it is stated as a fact that you can not do much with money when in the excerpt are presented many valuable examples.
The second one says that people shouldn't worry about making money, information that was never mentioned in the excerpt
and option 3 says that money doesn't buy happiness when in the excerpt we can see how several examples talk about giving happy moments to people. it is not about buying happiness but you can sweep some worries and problems away.
Answer:
B. Knowing what you don’t want to do can help you think through your preferences.
Explanation:
This is the most logical answer by knowing what you don't want means that you can single that out and know what you want to do already. ACD are all wrong.
Answer:
C). Dramatic life events cause change.
Explanation:
The Theme is defined as the underlying message or central idea that the author wishes to convey through his work. The Universal theme is the idea that is common to the human discipline and deals with basic human concerns, issues, or nature through everyone can connect irrespective of their cultural or geographical differences.
In the given excerpt, the universal theme <u><em>that the author is conveying would be the change that the dramatic live events bring in our life</em></u>. Here the dramatic event(red Corvair trail) in Johnny's life led to such a change in his life that 'he's now scared of his own shadow.' This <u>discusses the basic human nature of experiencing major changes after a dramatic event in our life through which each individual can relate</u>. Thus, <u>option C</u> is the correct answer.