You deal with gravity every day. You count on it to bring you back to the ground when you jump up. You depend on it when you try to catch a pop fly, knowing the ball will fall down. You expect it to be there, even if you don't think about it much.
—A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole,
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
Why are the examples of gravity effective in this passage?
They give readers a mental picture of jumping on a trampoline.
They remind readers of how baseball is played.
They help readers picture how gravity affects their own lives.
They give readers a better understanding of the features of black holes.

Which of the following words provides a comparison to the word "equal"? uneven unbalanced uniform irregular submit answer ask for o type here to search

Which excerpt from "hills like white elephants" provides the most details about the main characters' lives outside the railway station? click here to read an excerpt.

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .