B. It goes from sleepy to frantically busy for a short time.
Explanation:
In Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain details the narrator’s coming of age through the process of learning to be a steamboat pilot, which fulfilled his boyhood dream.
Twain describes Hannibal, Missouri, sometimes as a village and sometimes as a town. It is a very rural, sleepy, quaint place.
He says, 'And the fragrant town drunkard asleep in the shadow of them', 'but nobody to listen to the peaceful lapping of the wavelets against them,' 'a white town drowsing in the sunshine of summer's morning, the streets empty.'
Answer:
A. There was once upon a time a King and Queen who had everything they could possibly wish for in this world except a child.
B. "Never let the child put his feet on the ground, for as soon as he does so he will fall into the power of a wicked Fairy, who will do him much harm."
D. No sooner had his foot touched the earth than he disappeared before the eyes of the horrified courtiers.
Explanation:
A summary is a recap of the high points in a story. In this story, three important events that should be included in its summary are;
1. The introduction that laid the basis for the story. This will help readers to have a knowledge of the genesis of the problem.
2. The instruction given by the Queen is also important as failure to keep to it will have dire consequences.
3. The point where the Princes' foot touched the ground is another high point in the story. The readers will now be interested in knowing what happened eventually.
Answer:
The dog can accurately predict the weather. This information has been handed down via the dog's family tree. Natural selection ensures the dogs' continued existence. Therefore, it is true that only the strongest and healthiest survive.
Explanation:
Feel free to reword my opinion as you choose.
Each year, millions of people fail to vote without reproach. Does abstention constitute a citizen's right not to vote? This article in Australian Journal of Political Science explores whether we have a legal right to a 'no vote' and if such a right should be protected as fiercely as the right to vote. Lisa Hill discusses the 'no vote', its implications for society and reaches a firm conclusion.
