Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

...but a month or so later I received the official communication that turns the blood to icewater

The underlined phrase is an example of _____.

irony
hyperbole
euphemism
understatement

Answer:

euphemism

Explanation:

Definition : a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

The underlined phrase in the excerpt is an example of euphemism.

In grammar, a phrase—called expression in some contexts—is a group of words or singular word acting as a grammatical unit. For instance, the English expression "the very happy squirrel" is a noun phrase which contains the adjective phrase "very happy". Phrases can consist of a single word or a complete sentence. In theoretical linguistics, phrases are often analyzed as units of syntactic structure such as a constituent.

There is a difference between the common use of the term phrase and its technical use in linguistics. In common usage, a phrase is usually a group of words with some special idiomatic meaning or other significance, such as "all rights reserved", "economical with the truth", "kick the bucket", and the like. It may be a euphemism, a saying or proverb, a fixed expression, a figure of speech, etc.. In linguistics, these are known as phrasemes.

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9. Identify the sentence below that is most likely to be the student's thesis
statement.
Through education, regulations, and equipment, high school sports can continue
to be a source of entertainment, not danger.
The question then becomes: what is being done to prevent these injuries?
Critics would argue that most sports are highly dangerous to those teens who
participate in them.
Any sport that involves contact (basketball, hockey, lacrosse) can leave its
players vulnerable to injury.

Why does King bring up examples of violence in the United States at the beginning of his speech?
oA.To explain why he doesn't deserve the award.
oB.To ask the audience why violence is still happening.
oC.To give examples of events that no longer happen.
oD.To show that the struggle for freedom is not over.

Colin created a presentation about baseball which included photos and video of skating rinks, basketball courts, baseball diamonds, and tennis courts. "I wanted to show that baseball is an important sport," said Colin. Did he make a good choice?

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how to attempt to convince an audience that animal testing is morally wrong​

Read the excerpt from "Dream Season.”

1) Jackie never yelled back, though, and he never hid to avoid their meanness, either. 2) Jackie was calm and strong.

What is the best way to describe the excerpt?

a)Sentence 1 has direct characterization. Sentence 2 has indirect characterization.
b)Sentence 1 has indirect characterization. Sentence 2 has direct characterization.
C)Both sentences have direct characterization.
d)Both sentences have indirect characterization.

please help quick, i’ll mark brainliest for the first person. - which one of these excerpts from carl sandburg’s “chicago”
best shows a tone of admiration?

"The house crackled and roared like a giant's funeral pyre.” What kind of
figurative language is this?

Btw is the night gardener story

Drag each tile to the correct box.
Determine which type of transitional expression each sentence uses.
time
clarification
contrast
example
Simultaneously, Monique got started on the graphs
and David worked on the content.
For instance, analysts must work on data for weeks
before they even begin to reach conclusions.
On the other hand, the internet has made access to
information much easier and faster than it was before.
Generally, turtles sleep at night, even during severe
weather conditions.

What is the purpose of a comma?
Give three examples of how to use a comma

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to part a how many typical team did something not so typical to help street kids

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What is most likely the writer's purpose?
O to emphasize the tension between Bilbo and his
relatives
Angelica Baggins had considered not attending the
party, but curiosity got the better of her. When she
arrived, Bilbo himself presented her with a gift, an
intricate gold bracelet. Angelica nodded haughtily at
Bilbo and strolled into the party without so much as a
"thank you." While the other hobbits praised Bilbo's
lavish gifts, Angelica seethed inwardly. The bracelet
was insignificant when compared with the inheritance
that Bilbo planned to bestow on Frodo. Angelica
deserved more-much more.
O to reveal more about Frodo's relationship with Bilbo
O to convey the message that generosity strengthens
relationships
O to create an upbeat and celebratory mood

What is Paylor's motive for allowing Katniss to come face to face with Snow?

(in mockingjay)

. Which rhetorical strategy is used by Brutus: "There is tears for his love, joy for his fortune, honor for his valor, and death for his ambitio

In context, the author’s tone when discussing the “presumptive connexion” in the last sentence of the last paragraph is best described as

resigned
A

apprehensive
B

joyful
C

dismissive
D

indifferent
E

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Continue your research on a current event. Select one reliable news story on the topic that contains at least one graphical element. In one to two paragraphs, briefly describe the graphic(s) and then explain the purpose of the graphic(s) and how it affects the "telling" of the information from the original source. Your selected source should be correctly cited, using the MLA format for in-text citations and providing a Works Cited page. View the MLA guidelines for citation style.

Do social determinants of health PROMOTE WELL-BEING or CREATE/INCREASE DISEASE RISK?

he has a terrible voice; _________, he will go down in history as the world singer ever

Read the excerpt from Votes for Women:

Taking a more aggressive approach to women's suffrage was arguably more impactful in the short term. Alice Paul learned how to use this aggressive approach in England and brought it to the United States. For a while, she held a leadership position with the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She helped organize the March on Washington held on March 2, 1913, the day before President Wilson's inauguration. The parade was led by a human rights lawyer riding a white horse, and behind her women marched in costumes reflecting the nations that had already given women the vote. Multiple floats, bands, brigades, and costumed women paraded on through Washington, D.C. However, during the parade of protest, some men attacked the women and behaved poorly, and the police did nothing to stop it. The actions of the men led to an inquiry, which brought women's suffrage significant public awareness. However, some women did not agree with Paul's methods. Paul ultimately formed a separate group, which became known as the National Woman's Party. This group of women held marches and hunger strikes. They were also the first organization to organize a picket of the White House in January 1917. While their choice to picket during World War I angered some, their methods did make an impact and paved the way for women's suffrage to become law.

Both peaceful and aggressive approaches contributed to the ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920. On November 2, women across the nation voted, which marked the beginning of the ongoing struggle to reform the rights of women in the United States.

Which sentence gives a point made by the author of Votes for Women?

a. Alice Paul formed a group called the National Women's party.
Selected:b. Alice Paul organized a women's March on Washington.This answer is incorrect.
c. Alice Paul's actions led to men protesting and picketing.
d. Alice Paul's aggressive approach was impactful in the short term.

Which theme best fits "Porphyria's Lover"? * A: It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. B: If someone doesn't cooperate, make them. C: Always be cautious; shocking and unexpected behavior is a part of life. D: Don't lose your head.

Concept vocabulary Marginalize - Pariah - Bigotry

Why is it important to be as media literate as possible?
A. You can only get the news through visual media.
B. The mass media aren't targeting a certain audience.
c. Media access is very expensive.
D. Many media messages have a hidden agenda.

Which sentence from this excerpt states the central claim of the text? However, the most successful way of combating smallpox before the discovery of vaccination was inoculation. The word is derived from the Latin inoculare, meaning "to graft." Inoculation referred to the subcutaneous instillation of smallpox virus into nonimmune individuals. The inoculator usually used a lancet wet with fresh matter taken from a ripe pustule of some person who suffered from smallpox.

For each of these clusters write 2-3 personal skills and abilities that best fit in each.

Which is the best clue that "Quiet Fighter is NOT a work of historical fiction?
A.the fact that the narrator's mother has died only recently
B.references to Internet technology developed within the last twenty years
C.the detail about the narrator's brother working at a school in Vietnam
D.the narrator's father listening to George Strait songs

Why are Vladek's complaints about his current condition in the present-day story frame) ironic?

Select the correct texts in the passage.
Which two details best develop the central idea about Julius Caesar?

Dictatorships
by Hal Marcovitz
(excerpt from “The Rise of Julius Caesar”)

Sulla was a brutal and relentless dictator. But one enemy who escaped his wrath was Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was born in 100 BCE to a wealthy family. As a nephew of Sulla’s opponent Marius, Caesar found himself on Sulla’s list of enemies. No doubt he too would have been killed, but his family intervened, and Sulla reluctantly spared his life. Next, Sulla ordered Caesar to divorce his wife. Caesar refused and fled the city. He joined a Roman army campaigning in Turkey and did not return until after Sulla’s death in 78 BCE.

A. Sulla was a brutal and relentless dictator.
B. Caesar was born in 100 BCE to a wealthy family.
C. As a nephew of Sulla’s opponent Marius, Caesar found himself on Sulla’s list of enemies.
D. Next, Sulla ordered Caesar to divorce his wife.
E. Caesar refused and fled the city.

Fathers and Angels
Wes stared back at me after I'd asked my question, letting a moment pass and a smirk flicker across his
face before responding.
-1 really haven't thought too deeply about his impact on my life because, really, he didn't have one."
Wes leaned back in his seat and threw an even stare at me.
"Come on, man," I pressed on. "You don't think about how things would have been different if he'd been
there? If he cared enough to be there?"
"No, I don't. The lower half of his face was shrouded by the long beard that he'd grown, an outward sign
of the Islamic faith he'd adopted in prison. His eyes danced with bemusement. He was not moved by my
emotional questioning. "Listen," he went on. "Your father wasn't there because he couldn't be, my father
wasn't there because he chose not to be. We're going to mourn their absence in different ways."
This was one of our first visits. I had driven a half hour from my Baltimore home into the woody hills of
central Maryland to Jessup Correctional Institution to see Wes. Immediately upon entering the building,
was sternly questioned by an armed guard and searched to ensure I wasn't bringing in anything that
could be passed on to Wes. Once I was cleared, another guard escorted me to a large room that
reminded me of a public school cafeteria. This was the secured area where prisoners and their visitors
came together. Armed guards systematically paced around the room. Long tables with low metal dividers
separating the visitors from the visited were the only furnishings. The prisoners were marched in dressed
in orange or blue jumpsuits, or gray sweat suits with "DOC" emblazoned across the chests. The uniforms
reinforced the myriad other signals around us: the prisoners were owned by the state. Lucky inmates
were allowed to sit across regular tables from loved ones. They could exchange an initial hug and then
talk face-to-face. The rest had to talk to their families and friends through bulletproof glass using a
telephone, visitor and prisoner connected by receivers they held tight to their ears
Just as I was about to ask another question, Wes interrupted me.
"Let me ask you a question. You come here and ask me all these questions, but you haven't shared any of
yourself up with me. So tell me what impact did your father not being there have on your childhood?"
"I don't know-"I was about to say more when I realized that I didn't really have more to say
"Do you miss him?" he asked me.
"Every day. All the time." I replied softly, I was having trouble finding my voice. It always amazed me how
could love so deeply, so intensely, someone I barely knew. I was taught to remember, but never question.
Wes was taught to forget, and never ask why. We learned our lessons well and were showing them of to a
tee We sat there just a few feet from each other, both silent, pondering an absence.


(1)Where is this conversation taking place?

(2)Who are the 2 people talking?

(3)What do they talk about in their conversation?

Why is setting important