The lines that describe
this puzzling ability in the speaker's beloved to control his reasoning
faculties are “Whence hast thou this becoming of things ill,/That in the very
refuse of thy deeds/There is such strength and warrantise of skill,/That, in my
mind, thy worst all best exceeds?”
<span>In Shakespeare’s 150th
sonnet the puzzling ability is described as the capacity to make bad things look
good in her and to perform the most worthless actions so skillfully that the
speaker thinks that her worst is better than anyone else’s best.</span>
The answers are 1, 3, and 4.
This question is incomplete. Here's the complete question.
Read “Asian Men Can Jump,” by Gish Jen (2012, New York Times)
In 2012, Jeremy Lin led an unexpected winning streak by the New York Knicks, becoming the first Asian-American player to rise to prominence in the National Basketball Association. The writer Gish Jen published the following op-ed reflecting on the significance of Lin’s success.
Read the passage carefully, then complete the following tasks:
Identify a claim made by Jen and explain the reasoning underlying this claim.
List at least two pieces of supporting evidence from the passage and briefly explain how they support the claim you have identified
Answer:
Jen claims that her brother, Bob, could be "the fittest 58-year-old on the planet." Of course, this is not a claim to be taken literally. It means that his health and physical state is incredibly good for his age.
Explanation:
The evidence she provides is that her brother´s doctor has estimated Bob´s biological age at 35. She further supports her claim saying that "he´s still climbing big mountains in the Himalayas," which is a monumental physical effort.
A gap in the fence is a magnet is a form of figurative language describing what gaps in fences are.
The correct answer should be Paragraphs in an essay should all be organized the same way.
If they are all different it might confuse the reader and dissuade him from continuing with reading.
