Answer:
C: Nelda goes to the river, enjoys some quiet reflection, and then returns home.
Explanation:
"Nelda's Adieu" is a short piece of text about a young girl named Nelda who is about to leave her home town and home state because of her parent's employment relocation.
She goes to the river bank which runs through her hometown. She has very good memories of this place. She recalls her grandmother, picnics there, swimming challenges with her friend Tracy, thinks about what her future in new state has in store for her, and then returns home.
Metaphor!
It’s not a simile because LIKE or AS is not being used but things are being compared.
The answers from the choices above are the 2nd option and the 3rd option!
Answer:
The American society is composed of an ethnical mix, with members of many nations which blend into one unique American identity, while keeping their authenticity. This authenticity can be seen clearly in the cultural diversity. Just like any other identity, American is fluid over time. It changes and alters, in accordance with societal changes. Identities are not carved in stone. While we have every right to actively participate in the process of fashioning our identities, they still have a relative autonomy, and change over time. For example, if I am an Italian immigrant who lives in the U.S., I still have every right to claim my Italian cultural inheritance, but it doesn't make me less of an American. By living in America, I am adopting new cultural traits. My children will have their own perception of their cultural identity that doesn't have to be the same as mine.
The romantic period, which preceded the realist period, glorified war. The Civil War, however, resulted in the loss of many lives on both sides of the war. The horrific reality of the Civil War left no room for such an association in realist works. Realist writers such as Bierce, writing after the war, dwelled on the painful and gory aspects of war. The Civil War also led to a cynical and sometimes bleak outlook on life, which realist writing often reveals.
