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Answer:
1. The author supports his argument, in paragraphs 1 and 2 of "What is an American?" in these ways:
a) They inspire admiration for the rapid development of America.
b) They advocate further exploration of America.
2. Two claims supported by the information in the passage are:
a) Concussions are the deadliest injury on Earth.
b) Diseases like dementia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's occur only after a head injury.
Explanation:
1. An American is a citizen of the U.S. who values life and acknowledges that life has got the best to offer him or her. He or she therefore strives to achieve more in life than his or her current situation offers. Americans are not satisfied with the status quo. They believe in life, freedom, and opportunity for a better tomorrow. They work to achieve the best.
2. A concussion is a head injury that affects the the brain. It is also described as temporary brain injury, TBI. It is usually characterized by many symptoms, including loss of memory, headache, and fatigue.
Answer:
Ovid’s theme depicts that ignoring a child leads to tragedy death and suffering , whereas Auden argues that tragedies may go unnoticed.
Explanation:
Musee des Beaux Arts relates around suffering more than Auden who puts more emphasis on the story of Icarus , whereby Icarus dies to mark a milestone , the death signifies tragedy , that comes as a result of negligence .
Alex was the best friend anyone could have… we spent many years together and I became attached to her. But out of nowhere Alex got a non-operable brain tumor, it was cancerous. I couldn’t believe it, my best friend fell prey to an inevitable death. I shed one too many tears to count, to this day I can’t even believe it. Alex was the type of person to help you without expecting anything in return. She was such a nice person who never bad mouthed anyone, she managed to smile in the darkest patches of life… I truly wish her glimmering smile could light the dark for me once again…
The answer is A: The story contains a moral.
A parable is a short story —with human characters— that is succinct and didactic in nature. The story represents an ethical principle set in a plot or storyline whose resolution is the teaching of a moral. The term is usually associated with the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels, but the term is not restricted to the teachings of Jesus therein.