Answer:
The machine is a place where human beings live in what appears to be the future.
Explanation:
The days go by repeatedly inside the machine. The only contact people have is through technological devices, since they do not go outside.
Vashti's routine is the same every day, since she wakes up, turns on the lights, goes to the machine and presses different buttons, talks virtually with people and goes back to sleep to repeat everything again the next day.
Let's see the following quote from the text:
<em>"She made the room dark and slept; she awoke and made the room light; she ate and exchanged ideas with her friends, and listened to music and attended lectures; she make the room dark and slept. Above her, beneath her, and around her, the Machine hummed eternally; she did not notice the noise, for she had been born with it in her ears. The earth, carrying her, hummed as it sped through silence, turning her now to the invisible sun, now to the invisible stars. She awoke and made the room light. "</em>
Answer:
Hard work through intensive effort.
Explanation:
The paragraph talks bout the hard work synesthetes do, which tire them down. Hence, "Hard work through intensive effort" is the meaning of "Stimulation".
Mandatory sentences have the effect of transferring sentencing power from judges to prosecutors. Prosecutors frequently threaten to bring charges carrying long mandatory minimum sentences and longer guidelines sentences. These threats are effective in scaring a defendant to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence and to give up every factual and legal basis for a defense. As a result, every year at least 95 percent of federal drug defendants plead guilty. CJPF is pleased to have worked with the team that produced the movie, Incarcerating US, to reform mandatory minimums, as well as allies such as FAMM - Families Against Mandatory Minimums.
The correct answer is EXTENDED METAPHOR.
Extended metaphor refers to a comparison between two things that are not alike, which continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or in lines of poem. It is also called sustained metaphor and authors usually use it in order to create a clear comparison between two things.
