Because, if someone stole a car from someone, it would be worse than just talking about stealing the car. Actions are worse than words.
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The setting of the book is Gordon High School in Spring 1969. The plot revolves around a history teacher Mr. Ben Ross, his high school students, and an experiment he conducts in an attempt to teach them what it may have been like living in Third Reich Germany.
Answer: This is a guess, but possibly to match the scenery/imagery of the scene
Explanation: since the author is pointing out many tropical details, such as coconut white, mango yellow, or children jumping into waves, the author is driving more interest into there piece by saying cactus fence instead of just fence. Again, just a guess.
Answer: Replace “to be” verbs with action verbs. “To be” verbs are passive and static, serving only to transmit information as statements of fact.