The author uses anecdotes by making use of short histories which show important discoveries
<u>Explanation:</u>
The story "luck favored the prepared" shows the various important discoveries that have been done by the various scientists which have helped the scientists to improve the life of the people and the discoveries have had a great impact on the life of the people.
The author gives some short stories in the history about the important discoveries to prove his point and also tells about the importance of hard work and the efforts put in by the people.
As the price of five dollars was reasonable, I decided to make the purchase without further thought.
Here's your answer.
Answer: The Great Wave represents feelings of ambivalence in Japanese culture.
Explanation:
In this excerpt, the "Great Wave" represents the flow of European ideas and things to Japan.
The fact that it is referred to as 'dangerous' means that the author is conflicted in their feelings.
