<span>When a social group is isolated for a long time, customs tend to ossify - making change difficult.
The verb <em>to ossify </em>in its primary meaning refers to bones hardening, to stiffening, fossilizing, solidifying, hardening. Its metaphorical meaning would be to stagnate, to cause difficulties, to cease developing, which is the meaning in the sentence above. </span>
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Explain Pathos? I can't help if you don't explain further in detail?
Answer:
Who doesn't like playing pranks on people or eating candy?
Explanation:
It is the first sentence in the text, for it the be 'The Hook' it needs to boldly exclaim something.