I believe the answer to your question is B. Conflict
<span> He was killed by Lord Rama, an Avatar of Vishnu.</span>
The answer is: A. obsession
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In the excerpt from "Moby D*ck," by Herman Melville, the narrator describes Captain Ahab's determination and fixation to kill the whale that caught his leg. Thus, Ishmael mentions Ahab's upright posture, his coraugeous persistance, and devoted look towards a dangerous task like encountering the whale.
The figurative language used in the excerpt is a simile. It adds to the characterization because it compares <span>the mother as a calm/silent person.
-Hope this helps.</span>
<u>Explanation</u>:
Note, the symbol ∧ is the and conjunction and is used when all the statements (eg A and B) are true. While ∨ is the disjunction symbol, it is used when any one of the statements (A or B) is true, or both statements are true.
a) p ∧ q
b) p ∧ -q
c) (p ∨ q)
d) r ∧ (p ∨ q)
e) (r ∧ p) ∧ q
f) (r ∧ p) -q
