How sport personalities are portrayed by the media and how the portrayal influence people

Read this excerpt from The Great Fire. Two men hauled the cumbersome canvas hose as close to the flames as possible and aimed a stream of water at the burning building.

Where did the word eclipse originate, or come from?

What does main concern mean?

Which form's purpose is to illustrate a moral or general truth about human nature? A. Fable B. Parody C. Satire D. Rhetoric

Characteristics of British romantic poetry

What is a ballad? A. a poem written in highly musical language that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a speaker B. an extended narrative poem about the deeds of heroes C.

How could the following sentence be rewritten as an exclamatory sentence? how dangerous was the saber-toothed tiger? a. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous! b. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous. c. no change is necessary. d.

Who represented the top of the pyramid in egypt?

Which choice contains no errors in how it is written? A) If you see my wife, tell her that I'm sorry, that I missed my flight and some eggs. B) If you see my wife, tell her that missed my flight, I'm sorry, and to get some eggs.

Which sentence uses the connotative meaning of the word dark? A]My parents want us to be home before it gets dark. B]The stars shimmered in the dark evening sky. C]The movie tells a dark tale of an ancient shipwreck.