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<em>'He is the same colour </em><em>as </em><em>the earth, and a great deal less interesting to look at.'</em>
Explanation:
George Orwell uses Simile, a figurative language device that compares two things using the adverbs like or as.
When describing the people working on the land he refers to them as the unvisible part of a (beautiful) visible landscape. This is a very subtle way of critisizing the British Empire that ignores (they don´t see them) the working people who, seen by Orwell, are doing important work.
Answer:
nah man we're not here to do your homework
Answer: the LEAST effective replacement for the phrase "used great power": D) squandered great power
Explanation:
The phrase "used great power" <u>means that the Sacramento region </u><u>had great power/ great influence </u><u>in the decade of the 1850s.</u>
So <em>"applied great power", "exerted great power" and "employed great power" </em><u><em>could be considered synonyms of this phrase. </em></u>
The phrase "squandered great power" would be wrong to use in this context, because "to squander" means to "waste" and Sacramento wasn't wasting its power - quite the contrary, as it's said in the text Sacramento had a powerful voice -> "<em>Sacramento's influence was in large part due to its growth in commerce</em>, particularly that portion related to transportation".
B, because it means that his eyes caused people to be in awe of him. Awe is a feeling of respect or reverence mixed with dread and wonder, often inspired by something majestic or <span>powerful.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/awe
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