Read the following selection from “winter mist” by robert palfrey utter. then, answer the questions that follow. i like pond skating best by moonlight. the hollow among the hills will always have a bit of mist about it, let the sky be clear as it may. the moonlight, which seems so lucid and brilliant when you look up, is all pearl and smoke round the pond and the hills. the shore that was like iron under your heel as you came down to the ice is vague, when you look back at it from the center of the pond, as the memory of a dream. the motion is like flying in a dream; you float free and the world floats under you; your velocity is without effort and without accomplishment, for, speed as you may, you leave nothing behind and approach nothing. from what type of essay was this selection taken? a. expository b. narrative c. reflective d. persuasive

C. Reflective.

Explanation: A reflective essay is an essay in which the author writes about his/her experiences in life and how this experiences have changed him/her. When writing a reflective essay, the author must include his/her personal ideas, opinions and feelings that were present in the situation he/her is describing. In the given selection from "Winter Mist" by Robert Palfrey Utter we can see an example of reflective writing, because the author is describing every thought and sensation he/she is experiencing.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

one of the central themes of edward abbey's work has been his staunch opposition to the glen canyon dam on the colorado river that created lake powell, destroying stunning scenery and wildlife habitat, endangering many rare species of fish and animals, and also irreparably destroying many important archaeological sites which provided information about the early inhabitants of the united states.