1. Page 60 - The meal had been turkey and they cooked it in the back yard in the barbecue over charcoal with the lid down tight. His father had put hickory chips on the charcoal and the smell of the cooking turkey and the
hickory smoke had filled the yard. When his father took the lid off, smiling, the smile that had come out was
unbelievable, and when they sat to eat the meat was wet with juice and rich and had the taste of smoke in it...
He had to stop this. His mouth was full of saliva and his stomach was twisting and growling.
This selection uses which common literary technique?
a) vivid imagery
b) factual information
c) first-person storytelling
d) dialogue between characters

marriage difficulties adversely affect parent-child communication

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.

what are the following?