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:
The answer is D.
Explanation:
A complex sentence is a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
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Answer:
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention".
Meanwhile, Yoyo was on her knees, weeping wildly, collecting all the little pieces of her speech, hoping that she could put it back together before the assembly tomorrow morning. But not even a sibyl could have made sense of those tiny scraps of paper. All hope was lost. "He broke it, he broke it," Yoyo moaned as she picked up a handful of pieces.
What conflict does Yoyo face in this excerpt?
Explanation:
Answer:
Toby started playing baseball about seven years ago. Then he joined the <em>major </em>league. He wanted to a part of a <em>professional</em> team.
<em>he </em>was <em>going to be</em> drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers. His family believed that his
would help him accomplish
his dream
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This question is incomplete, here´s the complete question.
Read The Pied Piper of Hamelin
, by Robert Browning (1888)
What does the section from the lone surviving child’s perspective reveal about the Piper’s magic?
Answer: The Piper’s music enchanted them whit promises of a magical land.
Explanation:
The only surviving child from the Pipers music, a limping boy who didn´t make it on time to follow the rest of the children, explains that the magical music promised to lead them into a magical land full of amazing treats, such as plenty fruit-trees, beautiful flowers, bees that don´t sting, and winged horses.
