Answer:
Tax money is funding a violent, unjust war.
The crime that the state is committing is worse than the crime of withholding taxes.
Acts of civil disobedience such as withholding taxes are preferable to violent protest.
Answer: The speaker's soft, deceitful wiles help to lessen his wrath.
Explanation:
The meaning of the figurative language in these lines shows that "the speaker's soft, deceitful wiles help to lessen his wrath".
The metaphor is used in this scenario to make comparison of an anger to a tree. We should note that a while means a truck that's deceitful. Therefore, the deceitful wiles by the narrator is to lesson his wrath at that particular time even though he may be planning something that's mischievous later.
Answer:
Jay turned off the current before taking apart the
outlet.
The current from the overhead wire caused sparks
to fly.
Explanation:
When words are spelled or pronounced in the same way but have different meanings, they are called homonyms.
One of homonyms is the word "current" which can mean:
- something happening at the present time
- a movement of body of water in a certain direction
- the flow of electrical energy
In the first answer, the outlet is a device whose purpose is to connect electrical devices to an electrical supply (plugging it in the socket). So, it's electrical current.
In the second answer, it denotes the moving of the water
In the third answer, it means that Todd's present roommate in neat.
In the fourth answer, since it comes from a wire and causes a spark, it denotes electrical current.
Finally, since Vanya is in the river, it denotes a flow of the water.
They are both correct because Ralph is saying "half inches", and so if you take 5 and you cut them into half, they add up to 11
One difference between the two families can be illustrated by examining their homes. The Foster family's home is cold and unwelcoming, while the Tuck family's home is a very warm and welcoming house. The book begins by describing the Foster house as a "touch-me-not" house. It's one of those homes in which everything looks neat and organized, but you are not allowed to touch anything.
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