Can anyone tell me what this quote means:

"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world." - Philip Pullman

Match each excerpt to the figure of speech is used

At the end of the story, the doctors believe that Mrs. Mallard has died of "joy that kills." They believe her death is caused by happiness at seeing her husband alive. What is ironic about this assumption?

Which describes the intolerable acts? a. penalties imposed by parliament b. rebellion against british soldiers c. taxes n newspaper and pamphles d. hostility between the colonist and the bristish

Item 8 Read the passage. But in the summer of 1980, when Larry walked out of the research building on Southeast Farallon Island, about 30 miles west of San Francisco, the gulls were no longer friendly.

Which greeting uses commas correctly? A. Dear Aunt Merrie, B. Dear, Aunt Merrie C. Dear, Aunt Merrie, D. Dear Aunt, Merrie,

In what way does the story "rules of the game" reflect personally on the author, amy tan? a. tan herself was an avid chess player. b. tan would often sit in her room and wish she could fly away from the conflict she felt with her family. c.

The concept of an ad is its A. underlying creative idea. B. use of subheads. C. placement of visuals. D. overall look and layout.

Sad is to be miserable is what type of analogy

The problem is that the attacks resulted in the complete collapse of the twin towers now known as Ground Zero, heavy damage to one side of the Pentagon, and the deaths of just under 3,000 people, some 400 of whom were police, firefighters with 3/4

In which sentence does the underlined gerund function as the object of a preposition? In their free time, the children enjoyed drawing. The child was dizzy from twirling. Singing was a favorite pastime. The teacher encouraged reading.