Answer:
The author's use of simile:
B. It helps the reader visualize the increased number of exoplanets discovered.
Explanation:
A simile is a figure of speech used with the intention of making a comparison - stating a similarity - between two different things. A simile needs help of words such as "as" or "like".
In the text, the discovery of planets and exoplanets was compared to billiard balls in a pool game. First, discovering planets was similar to a regular game, in which it is easy to see and count the balls. But, <u>as more and more exoplanets were discovered, scientists could no longer run tally.</u> That is why it was like a pool player making a big, smashing break: planets, like the billiard balls, were everywhere. The text moves on the describe it as an <u>"inordinate number"</u>. Therefore, <u>we can say safely say the simile is being used to help the reader visualize the increased number of exoplanets discovered.</u>
Answer: I am in favor of more gun control.
Explanation: If we look back on our history of school shootings and mass murders, the guilty are very young. Having access to weapons at such a young age assists in the bad decision making of young, underdeveloped minds. I also think it would provide very necessary change in lower income/minority communities. I think gun violence in these communities would decrease immencely with stricter gun laws. (I personally lost one of my parents, a cousin, and a few friends to gun violence so I feel pretty strongly about this subject.)
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D would the correct answer because the conclusion explains the whole essay in 5-7 sentences and points out the main points that are made in the essay.
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