The word "apace" in this paragraph means "quickly" or "swiftly". The author is talking about birth rate declines, not only in the Western world, but all around the world; it is a trend that is not going to disappear or slow down anytime soon, and it is conquering the world at a pace that is becoming faster every moment. In other words, the trend is growing in speed.
I believe the correct answer is D. spatial order.
Even though the items are carefully chosen, they are the only items the character could see from where she was standing at the moment. From the hallway, she could see the china cabinet, a bowl of flowers, the clock, the candles... Then she moves into the room, and her perspective shifts, so that she can now see the bench and the trap door.
The answer is: the creature’s actions.
In the excerpt from "Grendel," the author John Gardner uses the first-person point of view to develop the protagonist's character by describing his movements and reactions. For example, he covers his ears, moves his mouth and runs quickly on four legs striking his chest.
The irony is both of them sold their most prized possessions to get the other a special christmas present, however both of their presents are designed for the prized possession each one sold.
This is critic as both characters realised that the other person would give up their prized possession for them to be happy. This is a key message sent by the author through this book. They are wise as they know that people should be more valued over possessions.
Answer:
The gods would influence nature to help them
Explanation:
Animal sacrifices is as old as civilization which is carried out by different people of empire and for different reasons. Most times, some carry out to seek for favor, others, during war for appeal to the gods for support in-order to win the war over their enemies.
On the other hand, the Mesopotamian offer animal sacrifices to the gods in-order to influence nature to help them. <em>For example, to control the sea, or the wind or to ensure a bumper harvest of crops that was planted.</em>
