Read the passage: consider the plight of animals inhabiting a tide pool. during high tide, the pool floods with advancing waters and threatens to wash the animals away. next comes a low tide, in which the waters recede and expose many of the inhabitants. without the protection of the water, they must survive hours of intense sunlight. when that danger passes, the animals face another flooding during the next high tide.

what effect is the author's style and tone intended to have on readers?

to create feeling or empathy for the animals of the tide pool

to inform readers of the tide pool environment

to persuade people to pass laws to protect the animals

to entertain with a dramatic story about tide pools

Lisa works 7 hours a day, 7 days a week. how many hours does lisa work in 6 weeks

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.

Which renaissance writer was a humanist because of his focus on human nature