HURRYYY!!! What belief causes Creon to decide at last that his decree about Polyneices's burial is against the gods' will? from the story Antigone.
a. Teiresias has been bribed to deliver a tragic prophecy.
b. Teiresias only reports what the boy claims to have seen.
c. Teiresias's prophecies have proved true in the past.
d. Teiresias's anger is a sign that he speaks out of jealousy.

Brave New World carries the the characteristics of current science and technology, but the technology is far beyond what is actually possible. The novel renders a future society where the population is controlled to the points that they abandon ethics, morality, and emotion. Brave New World differed from other science fiction novels because it doesn't feature monsters, aliens, or the supernatural creatures. However, it practices the themes which inspired the later works in science fiction writing.

Ethos uses responsible research practices and fair use of appeals to establish credibilty.

Ethos is sometimes called an appeal to ethics. It can be used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority or credibility of the persuader. It can be a notable figure or even a famous celebrity. Essentially, it uses expertise as a persuasive technique.

Answer: D) pretentious.

Explanation: the word that correctly completes the given sentence must be an adjective, because it is describing the word "actions." From the given options, the only word that is an adjective is "pretentious," which can be defined as trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature. So the sentence would be: "His actions were rather pretentious in that he did not seem to have the experience that his boasting suggested.

C. Collective Noun

The word “flock” is what is known a collective noun, which is a noun that represents many things, or a group of things.  For instance, “flock” is a word that collectively refers to a group of birds.  A herd is a noun that refers to a group of cattle.  A pod is a word that collectively refers to a group of dolphins.  It is important to note, however, that even though a collective noun such as “flock” is comprised of many things/birds, it should still be understood to be singular because you would be talking about a singular group of things.