Read the passage. then, answer the questions about the metaphor in boldface in the text. lately, i've been so overwhelmed with school and sports. there was a time when i enjoyed going to classes and going to practice every afternoon. now, everything is piling up and wearing me down. , i get to see you every day. you are truly the sunshine of my life. you for making me laugh when i'm feeling down. what is the context of the passage? what is being compared in the metaphor? what is the meaning of the metaphor?

Athesis statement is not a.a question; it is your answer to a research question that you will address in your essay b.your position on a topic you will address in your persuasive essay c.about the topic of your persuasive essay.it is about the opposite position

Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community