“the world has lost its boundary lines. my mother, who is small and soft what’s now the strength of the family; my father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child. everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. where did i fit into this crazy picture? ” identify an example of figurative language used in this paragraph and discuss its meaning and impact

Westridge, ohio — more than 600 transportation employees went on strike at midnight last night after the westridge city council rejected their demand for a 10% pay increase. the strike affects all bus and rail services throughout westridge and the neighboring communities of turlock, smithfield, and lowell grove. "we hoped we would not be forced to strike, but until our demands are met, we really have no choice," said wanda thompson, a representative of the transportation employees union. "we simply don't get paid what we deserve." members of the westridge city council see the situation differently. "our employees already earn 6% more than the state average for similar transportation jobs," said raoul cobian, president of the westridge city council. hopefully the two groups can come to an agreement soon and bring this unnecessary strike to an end. what is the common name for the underlined information in the article?