The old man, Santiago, had not caught a fish in 84 days do to his crave of catching a much larger fish, the marlin. He is very old but a very experienced fisherman so therefore he has a lot of talent and a lot of wisdom to catch the marlin. Santiago catches the marlin and to his pleasure he eats off of this large fish for many days.
He wants to be welcome, but wants to be cautious as well
The poems show that Ha's family must decide to leave South Vietnam for an unknown destination unless they must suffer the fate of their father arrested by the Communists and suffer hunger and deprivations of the raging war between North and South Vietnam.
- The decision to leave is challenging because they have to abandon their father to the Communists without knowing his fate
- It is a difficult decision because, at first, they do not know where they are escaping or their chances of outsmarting the ubiquitous Communists.
- The decision to escape from South Vietnam is challenging to Ha's family because they will now have to live in a cultural setting that is discriminating.
Thus, it remains a difficult decision to leave one's home for an unknown land.
Read more about the Ha's family in "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai at brainly.com
Well, a gerund is a verb that ends in 'ing' and acts as a noun. Among the choices, "Everyone just loves skating!" is the one that has a gerund. "Skating" is a verb, however, in this sentence, it is acting as a noun.
Answer:
A) employees:
Explanation:
I always look for three traits in my employees: motivation, friendliness, and punctuality.
