Yes, I do believe that these new inventions such as the smartphone and computers benefit us. Time consumption is a factor to consider but is optional. If you’re in a fast paced life, you wouldn’t want anything taking a lot of time since you’d believe that you have better, more important things to do (assumption). Another factor is quality, but it is optional. Do you want quality in your talk? Go in depth, etc? If so, then maybe a good-old call would benefit your lifestyle more. Whether or not these inventions benefit us depends on who it’s benefiting aka the lifestyles of the people using these inventions.
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Mrs. Pontellier will continue to assert her independence in spite of Mr. Pontellier’s disapproving words.
The reasoning for this answer is because she keeps saying you have to have a reason for why you went out.
The line from the excerpt contains a metaphor is "or press an ear against its hive." (Option D)
<h3>What is a metaphor?</h3>
A metaphor is the comparison of two ideas that have no relationship without suing the words "like" and "as".
Hence, the line from the excerpt contains a metaphor is "or press an ear against its hive." (Option D)
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1. A
2. B
3. E
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. E
10. C
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