Choose the sentence that uses parallel structure correctly.

Describe the transcendental experience of Farquhar willing the noose to give way and envisioning his escape into the arms of his

Vikki [24]

Answer and explanation:

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a short story by Ambrose Bierce that is set during the Civil War in the United States. Peyton Farquhar is being hanged for trying to prevent enemy soldiers from crossing a bridge by trying to burn the bridge down.

Upon being pushed from the bridge to be hanged, Farquhar has a transcendental experience. Even though his neck breaks and he dies an almost instant death, Farquhar has a dream - or hallucination- in which the noose breaks. He escapes and swims back to his home, his family. However, even in this dream there is some reality to be found. For instance, Farquhar certainly felt a momentary excruciating pain in real life that permeated his dream:

His neck ached horribly; his brain was on fire, his heart, which had been fluttering faintly, gave a great leap, trying to force itself out at his mouth.

In real life, Farquhar probably had an instinctive reaction of trying to reach for the noose, to loosen it. But he couldn't do it, since his hands were tied. That sensation also invaded his dream:

His whole body was racked and wrenched with an insupportable anguish! But his disobedient hands gave no heed to the command.

Still, in the dream, this situation is transformed. He frees his hands and swims back home. When he is about to hug his wife, he feels "a stunning blow upon the back of the neck". That's when his neck breaks. Both, the dream and his life, are now over.

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yaroslaw [1]

The answer is D, B would be correct also but I don’t agree with it making the narrator seem lonely

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Express your opinion in 4 sentences Do you think you learn more from success or from failure

Gala2k [10]

Answer:

in my opinion, failure helps you learn more than success. Success gives you limits, like you only know what to do, but you dont know what not to do. Failure teaches you what not to do for present and future mistakes. Say like if you lost a spelling bee, you would learn to study more and not waist time playing. That failure taught you what not to do, and what to do. Also, another example, if a kid is going down a slide upside down, they would fall off the slide and hit their heads on the ground, they would learn not to do that anymore and to sit up correctly.

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Which sentences contain a restrictive or nonrestrictive relative clause? Check all that apply.

erica [24]

Pretty sure it's the First and Third sentence.

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PLZ HELP

ziro4ka [17]

Which one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= PromotionWhich one is not a benefit to

employee which results through

positive attitude of an employee

Select one:

a. Job security

b. Promotion

c. Less stress

d. Enjoying life

= Promotion

oh, and thx for the 400 pts

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