<span>Tom maintains his miserly attitude at the very end, even so far as to deny that he has profited from his work as a usurer. It is fitting that the devil arrives in this moment at Tom's "invitation" to take him away to hell.</span>
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "third-person omniscient perspective." The narrative style does Jhumpa Lahiri use in her short story “Once in a Lifetime” is that of third-person omniscient perspective<span>
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Answer:
The sting that followed upon the striking of his fingers against his leg ceased so quickly that he was startled
Explanation:
The sentence in the excerpt that demonstrates a blunt portrayal of natural life is The sting that followed upon the striking of his fingers against his leg ceased so quickly that he was startled.
This shows that nature is indifferent to the suffering of humans. Nature tries to numb the man's fingers while he was about having a meal and despite the man's best efforts at gaining sensation to his fingers by striking his finger on his legs, it was useless because nature was unrelenting and indifferent to his suffering.
Answer:
c. The loss of value from not reading or sleeping
Explanation:
Opportunity cost refers to the value of the best alternative that is not selected. In that respect, even though it is not clear which alternative is favored , and the question only asks about the opportunity cost of eating, then the cost of value can be deduced to be related to the choices that were not selected, which in this case are reading and sleeping.
Answer:
Adaptive coping strategies generally involve confronting problems directly, making reasonably realistic appraisals of problems, recognizing and changing unhealthy emotional reactions, and trying to prevent adverse effects on the body.