I don't know much about the Sydney mines, but from the context, I can infer that the tunnels were unsafe. Whether being that they were collapsing, or they were filled with poisonous gasses.
3. the specific facts used because it changes for each piece of text.
The amendments are the most civil rights oriented portion. You specifically are referring to the first amendment. <span />
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the feeling of his wife and unborn child
All of these phrases show personification.
When the cake is "calling her name", it is really just very tempting to Melissa.
The candle isn't really "dancing in the dark", it's actually just flickering.
The brown grass isn't really "begging for water", it is just very, very dry.
The sun is not "stretching its golden arms", those are just rays of light that are shining across the valley.