Match the types of figurative language with the examples. The soft, white blanket of sand covered my feet. Flapping in the gentle breeze, the flag represented to me the freedoms I have as a citizen of the United States. The thunder boomed as if giants were trudging across the sky. My father got laid off from his job last month. We must have walked a thousand miles today. The clear pool of water invited me to jump in. We had to pay through the nose to get the car fixed.

Read this excerpt from lorraine hansberry's a raisin in the sun: based on the character description, what can the reader infer about travis? a. he is organized and has an established morning routine. b. he has inherited his good looks from his mother, not his father. c. he doesn't like having to share a bathroom with other families. d. he is a little boy of about 10 or 11.

How many lynching took place in the south between 1877 and 1950

More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception. digital technology has aided communication, but it has also given rise to the possibility of those communications being monitored. according to zimmermann, cryptographers have a duty to encourage the use of encryption and thereby protect the privacy of the individual. —the code book, simon singh what is the purpose of the statistic in this passage? it shows how big the need is for protection. it explains that email is an effective form of communication. it gives new ways to monitor email traffic. it illustrates how popular email has become.