Answer:
an unwanted event that causes something to fail or could fail soon. example: The problem with twigs is that they break easily. (the problem is that it wont be very good at building stuff)
The answers are as follows:
1.C
The grandmother always give Nora a penny every Friday. This is because Nora had a good relationship withe her, unlike Jackie who does not have a good relationship with grandma. The grandmother does not give her money to Jackie.
2. D.
During a conflict in their home, the mother was sympathetic to Jackie while the father barely talk to him. The conflict occurred because Jackie refused to eat the food cooked by the grandmother and his daddy disciplined him for that when Nora told on him.
3. A.
The narrator pretended that he had toothache in order to escape going into confession with his classmates. Although he managed not to go with his classmates he still ended up going to the confession later to confess his sins. He was later to find out that his sins were not as bad as he had earlier thought.
Answer:
False
Explanation:
As a noun it means too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant. The origin is from Greek.
Answer:
1). Which word best describes the tone of the second paragraph? - Offended.
2). Why does the writer mention "existing engagements" in the conclusion of this excerpt? - To clarify the intent of his assertion that the country should not create new attachments with other countries
3). Which stylistic device does the author use in paragraph three to illustrate the potential ills of foreign alliances? - Elevated diction
Explanation:
- 1. To describe the second paragraph, choose one word. - Offended. The controlling country's description accuses it of "misleading public opinion, influencing or aweing public councils."
- 2. "Existing engagements" is mentioned in the conclusion of this excerpt. - To clarify his statement that the country should not form new alliances with other countries
- 3. He states his intentions for the country's future policy and does not intend to extend "existing engagements". "But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and unwise to extend them."
(3.) In paragraph three, how does the author illustrate the dangers of foreign alliances? Aesthetics
This extract has the typical eloquent word use and complex sentence structure. Here are some examples: "to actuate" means to initiate; "to second" means to support.
