2. (a) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative meanings.
In paragraph 12 of The Crucible, Act I, the Salem folk are described as believing
"that they held in their steady hands the candle that would light the world." This is a
metaphor, since they are not really holding a candle. Write a brief paragraph
explaining what the candle symbolizes and what the candle and its symbolic
meaning have in common.

the answer is somber

onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.

the autor of the text is bringing the point that one achievment of the president john f. kennedy was a success and this caused the next president to use a similar idea. the purposefor the use of the quotation in the text is to support the idea that peace corps was a result of the president's call. in this case, the quotation is presented as part of the writing and does not stand on its own.

answer a.

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