A growing number of researchers do not view intelligence as a fixed and predetermined entity but as something that can be changed by efforts. How would you define intelligence? What would be your opinion of IQ (intelligence quotient) scores as a measure of intelligence

The whale was a missile blasting from beneath the surface.  2.) a majestic whale leapt skyward before diving back into the sea.    these are both figurative language. this is so because the whale in sentence "1" was not actually a missile, nor was it actually blasting. now, for sentence "2", a whale can not actually "leap".