They compare the holiness of the clergy to that of the speaker.
They contrast formal church services with nature.
Answer: In Genesis, for example, particular parts of the world are created seriatim; in an Egyptian myth, Kheper, the creator deity, says, “I planned in my heart,” and in a Maori myth the creator deity proceeds from inactivity to increasing stages of activity.
1) The author's main purpose is to persuade you through Ethos. Trying to give you a problem, then a solution, to show that he is fair. The author is trying to present these issues so that you are aware of what is going on. He is comparing it to various countries to show what they are doing and to encourage others to do the same. Explaining that the countries with the power and authority can help, being the more developed countries.
2) Pretty much the same as the first one, except, with the smoke health part, it is to portray how people need better way's to get fuel, or it will cost the country
<span>Comparing her laugh to gold mines.
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