Long things in a small list
Answer:
A
. Because the Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in the end of all U.S. flights to and from Cuba.
Explanation:
Operation Peter Pan, or known in Cuba as Pedro Pan, was the effort of the United States government to ensure the safety of Cuban children amidst the rise of Fidel Castro's rise in power. This effort was a humanitarian act to ensure the safety of the children of the dissident parents of the latest Cuban government's communist regime.
But this 'relief' effort was left hanging by the Cuban Missile Crisis that 'cut' all ties between the two nations. The Crisis led to the discontinuation of the flights from Cuba, resulting in the children stranded in the US while their parents were unable to leave Cuba and join their children.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.
Answer:
C.) a summary of the main points of comparison and contrast
The correct answer is C. Simile.
Explanation
A simile is the name of a rhetorical figure that consists of highlighting the similarity between one element and another, to attribute to the first characteristics of the second. According to this definition in the sentence "And closest contact with the human is like a lantern shining in the night" because it highlights the similarity between two events such as human contact and a lantern shining at night by using the word like. Therefore, the correct answer is C. Simile.