Read the passage. excerpt from The Alchemist by Paul Coelho "I'm the leader of the caravan," said a dark-eyed, bearded man. "I hold the power of life and death for every person I take with me. The desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy."
How does the author create a sense of time and place?
A. The bearded man uses a metaphor to express how unpredictable the desert can be and how quickly things can change.
B. The bearded man leading the caravan uses a simile to express how violent and vicious the desert is.
C. By comparing the desert to a lady, the author emphasizes the beauty of the desert.
D. The author compares the desert to a woman to express how delicate of an environment it can be.

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?

What is this scene's impact on the audience? select two options. the verbal irony adds some humor to the scene. the verbal irony shows that brutus is honorable. the verbal irony shows the audience that casca is easily led. the situational irony shows the audience that brutus is honorable. the situational irony shows the audience that casca is not very smart.

Which of the following is not one of the part of speech