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Answer:
Independence
Explanation:
Gandhi wanted India to win Independence from the European who were enforcing their Western to Indians.
Answer:
a) turn to activate
Explanation:
We can infer the meaning of the word from the context of this excerpt.
So, the emperor received a parcel containing a mechanical bird. After windidng the bird up, it could sing and move. This means the bird was activated in some kind of way.
Winding up something is a way of activating a toy, a clock or a mechanical device by turning the handle.
Notice that this verb is written in passive voice and in past tense "wind up - wound up".
"Wound" can also mean an injury, as a noun. This means that these two words are heteronyms; they are spelled the same, but have different meanings and are pronounced differently.
1. The two things being compared in the poem are <u>fog and cats.</u> The author is talking about the mist, fog which is creeping up on the world like a cat with her tiny feet.
2.The statement that offers the best comparison of the two poems is that <u>Each poem deals with the poet's feelings after the separation from a loved one.</u> Their lovers are gone, and they want to express their emotions, which are sad and gloomy, through their poetry.
At this time every year, about forty percent of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions. That’s roughly one hundred thirty million people. On one level, this is encouraging. It shows that in general, we’re optimistic about the future. We want to change something in our lives for the better and have plans to put that change into action. But on another level, when you dig into the statistics on how many people keep their resolutions, what you find is fairly discouraging.
