To melt is to become liquid.
To become solid is to solidify.
Thomas Paine argued that the British were not benevolent in protecting the colonies. Instead, they protected them for their own financial gains.
The correct answer is: Option A. Adopt the horses.
Given the context in the excerpt stating the individuals that would be "taking possession of the new horses" are official U.S. Marines, it can be inferred that this practice will take place within legal bounds, and therefore "stealing the horses" is out of context in this case. The intent of this activity is to use the horses as part of the Marines' activities, and as such, it is clear the Marines are planning to "adopt" the horses, not "borrow" them.
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1. B)<em> The epic strats the narrative in the middle of the story.</em>
Explanation: In medias res, which term is in latin, means "from the middle of" is a literature tecnique where the narration starts since the middle of the story. This resource was mainly used in greek and roman literature.
2. B) <em>The poem was passed from person to person by word of mouth without being written down</em>.
Explanation: Oral tradition is defined as a form of human communication wherein ideas or knowledge is received, this information is passed down through the generations by word of mouth and not written.
3. A) <em>Below, the fields of cotton, fleecy-white, / Are spreading like a mighty flock of sheep</em>.
Explanation: A metaphor is a figure of speech that uses a word to describe the other, like a kind of comparison. In this excerpt, the fields of cotton are described as "fleecy-white" and like a "flock of sheep", saying that all the cotton among the field is very white.
