The necklace is ironic in the fact that when the necklace is borrowed it is believed to be a real diamond necklace. When she loses the "diamond necklace" she works very long to repay the person she borrowed from because she thinks the necklace she lost was worth much money. When she gives the money to the person she borrowed from and confesses that she lost it she was told that the necklace was a fake and that she worried and worked for many years over nothing. This is an example of situational irony. She thought the necklace was worth very much money when it was really only worth very little
The author is trying to convey that in recent years, the
extinction rate for many animal species has significantly increased. He began
his point in the first sentence of the excerpt: “Species are disappearing at an
accelerating rate through human action, primarily habitat destruction but also
pollution and the introduction of exotic species into residual natural
environments.” Then, he further emphasizes his point in the sentence: “As the
last forests are felled in forest strongholds like the Philippines and Ecuador,
the decline of species will accelerate even more.” Which is immediately followed
by another sentence that supports his argument: “In the world as a whole,
extinction rates are already hundreds or thousands of times higher than before
the coming of man.
The correct answer is B) The first excerpt uses facts and statistics and the second excerpt is told as a story.
We can clearly appreciate how despite both excerpts have the same theme they relay the information in different ways. The first excerpt is clearly an article about Kids from Honduras who were leaving their country due to violence and the author uses statistics to prove his/her point whereas the second one is an excerpt from 'Entrique's Journey' that's related to the refugee situation..
Answer:
He describes the length of the men’s decision-making process.
Explanation:
First, Grendel explores the world as a child. He notices the world is full of danger and possibility. Then, he undergoes other situations; he is attacked by a bull , so he realises the world is chaotic. He has become an adut as a result of this situation . This chaos makes him ask how a person can survive in such a hostile world. This question leads him to observe how the humans live and he gets attracted by the organization of the human community. He gets interested in this organised system.
