Denotation, as connotation means the idea or feeling a word gives in addition to its literal meaning, while denotation means the literal meaning of the word in contrast to a feeling it may suggest.
A tree is given symbolic meaning the the one that best describes the use of poetic elements in the excerpt
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Answer:
The author's main argument in his essay was to tell how to develop scientific claims reaching to it's final conclusion rather than fascinating claims.
Explanation:
'Sex, Drugs, Disasters, and the Extinction of Dinosaurs' is an essay written by Stephen Jay Gould, a Professor of Geology at Harvard University.
In his essay he explains how dinosaurs extinction took place by elaborating the three elements– sex, drugs, and disaster. By detailing each and every aspects, Gould presents how a good scientific proposal is elaborated. He starts his essay by defining science and how conclusions are reached through series of consequences and not by fascination. Then he goes on the explain his points and reaching the conclusion of his thesis.
Therefore, the main argument by Gould in this essay was to educate his readers how to develop scientific claims reaching to it's final conclusion rather than fascinating claims.
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The top one i think or it would be the bottom one but the bottom one makes more sense
C because there’s no conflict