Answer: c
Explanation:
False
2. A thesis statement may be controversial.
True
False
3. Do not tell a joke in a speech unless it illustrates some point you are making.
True
False
4. The most important thing to do in planning a speech is to decide on the central idea and form it into a sentence.
True
False
5. Failure to listen comes only from outer distractions.
True
False
I snuck a sidelong glance at Fern. As always, she looked confident, calm, and completely prepared for what we were about to do.
Up until a few years ago, you wouldn't have caught me near the ocean, let alone in a boat on it! I had always been afraid of the vastness of the ocean. Who knew what was lurking down there? Who knew what was out there waiting to drag me down to the depths? Lately, though, I'd started to realize life was too short to spend being afraid of the things I couldn't control. One by one, I had been facing my fears. With Fern's help, I had taken flying lessons to overcome my fear of heights; I had made myself get on roller coasters. And now I was facing my greatest fear—the great unknown ocean.
We'd been on the boat for about an hour and were moored at a buoy. Fern and I were dive buddies, which meant that we were to check each other's equipment before we jumped in and stick close to each other in the water. We'd dived in a protected shallow pool in the sea yesterday, but this was our first dive in open water. When I realized just how dark the waves were, I felt my old fears resurfacing. Anything could be beneath them, and you wouldn't know.
"Are you nervous? I kind of am," Fern said in a stage whisper while we were lining up waiting to jump in.
"Yeah, a bit," I admitted. I didn't want to tell her just how nervous. What if I panicked? What if I forgot how to breathe? Was that feeling ever going to go away? I would have loved to yank it out of myself and throw it into the sea.
Actually, I had a lot of confidence in our training. On this shallow beginners' dive decompression wasn't going to be a concern. I knew my equipment would protect me if I got in trouble. And I'd be surrounded by helpful instructors. But even with all the fears on my mind, a few of my brain cells kept worrying about how I looked in my wetsuit. And that's how I knew I was going to be okay.
Before I could get truly nervous though, it was Fern's turn to jump into the secret-keeping waves, then mine. We swam together to a buoy line and began pulling ourselves down the rope to the sandy sea floor. I noticed immediately that despite the dark water, I could actually see quite far—and in color. Fern's mask was as vibrant as it had been on the boat. It did get a bit darker as we descended, but somehow it also got brighter—as if the sea floor were reflecting what little light there was. When everyone was down, we all moved off toward the reef.
Despite my nagging fear, I was mesmerized by this strange world. Everywhere my eye fell, there was something different to see. I'd never been surrounded by so much variety in shape, color, and texture. So many amazing creatures. Fish darted in and out of waving corals. Larger fish loomed, like harmless shadows. Small translucent shrimp-like creatures approached my mask. I could tell, by their quicksilver speed, that the littlest creatures were accustomed to the approach of larger predators.
When Fern waved and pointed to a silvery green eel, sliding effortlessly toward an anemone while potential prey scattered before him, I realized that fear is natural. It helped all these creatures survive from day to day. The trick is learning to know when to use it to survive, and when it's only getting in the way of living. As I reached out to tickle a neon-colored sea slug, I certainly felt as if that trick were getting easier.
Read this sentence from the passage:
"Before I could get truly nervous though, it was Fern's turn to jump into the secret-keeping waves, then mine."
Why are the waves described as secret-keeping?
A.)Fern and the narrator do not plan to share their dive with anyone.
B.) The narrator cannot see what is beneath the waves.
C.)Fern has been diving before and will not tell the narrator about it.
D.) The narrator thinks they are frightening.
Answer:
B.) The narrator cannot see what is beneath the waves.
Explanation:
In this excerpt, the narrator describes the waves as being "secret-keeping." This makes reference to the fact that the waves were hiding something. The narrator implies that the waves hide something because he is unable to see what is beneath the waves. Moreover, this description contributes to the idea of the ocean as vast and mysterious, which is the feeling that the author has when he thinks of the ocean.
b)Napoleon drinking the cows’ milk.
c)No one but the pigs putting forth any resolutions at the meetings.
d)The pigs directing and supervising the work on the farm.
e)None of the above
B. Success
C. Alienation
D. Betraya
A common theme in many of Franz stories is alienation. Hence option C is correct.
Theme is defined as an idea, notion, or lesson that, through a text's characters, settings, conversation, storyline, or other components, imparts a moral lesson. The subject of a story is important since it affects the author's inspiration for writing the narrative. The author uses his narrative to convey a message to the audience that he desires to get through.
Alienation is defined as the method of making a worker feel alien to the results of their own labor. A person may become alienated in response to particular incidents or circumstances in society or in their own lives. Company executives can combat alienation by maintaining open lines of communication, having an open door policy, and implementing employee recognition programs.
Thus, a common theme in many of Franz stories is alienation. Hence option C is correct.
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In many of Franz Kafka's stories, he utilizes the theme of (C) Alienation.
He talks about alienation from society, from others around us and even from our true self. He sees society as something which alienates us from our own selves and does not serve as a sustenance to nourish our true identities.
Answer:
its b on ed 2020
Explanation: