Answer:
The reason that Mrs. Whitaker rejects Galaad's offer of the apple of the Hesperides while accepting his other two gifts is:
The apple of Hesperides represents Mrs. Whitaker's past. She does not want to return to her youth, out of free choice, even though she is enamored of youthful exuberance.
Explanation:
Neil Gaiman's collection of short stories, entitled "Smoke and Mirrors" (1998), has a second tale christened "Chivalry." The theme of "Chivalry" is about love, growing old, and personal choices. This Neil Gaiman's Christmas special is the story of Mrs Whitaker, who finds the Holy Grail in a charity shop. When approached by a Knight for the Holy Grail, she chose, in exchange, some precious stones, instead of the apple of the Hesperides, which could have returned her youth, a youth she remembered with nostalgia.
Answer:
C)
Explanation:
C) Both nonfiction genres are excellent sources of useful knowledge.
The main idea behind area model is to crack multiplication of 2 larger numbers in sum of several easier to calculate multiplications of smaller numbers. Each multiplication of those smaller numbers is represented by part of the area in the picture.
So, we can write down number 34 as sum of 30 and 4 and number 17 as sum of 10 and 7.
Going further we can write down:
34*17=(30+4)*(10*7)=30*10+30*7+4*10+4*7=578
Answer:
In this xcerpt from Frankenstein which most clearly portrays nature as uncontrollable is:
A. The storm appeared to approach rapidly. . . . It advanced; the heavens were clouded, and I soon felt the rain coming slowly in large drops, but its violence quickly increased. . . .. . . The darkness and storm increased every minute, and the thunder burst with a terrific crash over my head. . . . Vivid flashes of lightning dazzled my eyes, illuminating the lake, making it appear like a vast sheet of fire
Explanation:
This excerpt talks about almost all the phenomena produced by the uncontrollable nature.
