<span>Did you hear about the mathematician who wanted to make a fruit salad,s so he bought some apples and oranges and ordered pears.
Ordered pears under this context is a pun for ordered pairs, which explains that </span>the objects appear in the pair<span> is significant: the </span>ordered pair<span> (a, b)definitely different than </span><span>(b, a) unless a = b.</span>
Answer :
A. Out of the given options, metaphor is a type of figurative language.
Cambridge Dictionary defines metaphor as "an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object."
An example of metaphor is :
James was a statue when he heard the terrible news, but he wept soon after.
Answer:
1. Wes' mother Joy simply wanted her son to attend a private school instead of the public schools. But the segregation suffered by Wes made him lose focus, and his mother decided to send him to a Military school.
2. It was a good investment that Wes' mother made, for the military school made Wes more disciplined and kept him away from the bad influences in his former neighborhood.
Explanation:
The book, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of two personalities named Wes. Wes whose mother was Joy had moved from Jamaica to The United States. She wanted her children to get a quality education. When she realized that the public schools were no longer in good condition she opted for a private school. The private school made her son relate with the rich kids and this made the kids in the neighborhood unhappy with Wes.
His mother noticed the distractions Wes faced, and so, she changed him to a military school. She borrowed money from family and friends to make this possible. This was a good investment because Wes succeeded in the military school and attained a good rank.
The answer is the last one, D. All of the other transitions indicate that the writer will either go into further detail on the subject or list other reasons as to why this would be correct. However, D clearly uses a contrasting transition to introduce a new argument.
