The article says:
ohashi's story shows that things may look easy, but everyone has hard times. and it's not only wins that make people great. it's the challenges, too.

which must mean almost the same as hard, as it is used above?

a. busy
b. bad
c. fine
d. slow

Read this excerpt from tim o’brien‘s “ambush” “i had already pulled the pin on a grenade. i had come to a crouch” which literary device is most clearly shown in this excerpt?

April is studying finance in college. she wants to enter a career that is expected to experience much growth. rank the jobs that april is considering, from the least to greatest expected growth.

What effect is created by the plaque posted on the gate at the entrance to the family's home in nadine gordimer's "once upon a time"? the words written on the plaque offer readers a foreshadowing of the story's outcome without revealing the actual conclusion, the author's use of flashback allows readers to understand what is at the heart of the issues of encroachment in the suburban neighborhood the repetition of the words written on the plaque presents an oxymoron because readers already sense that the plaque has been ineffective in warding off intruders. the author introduces a paradox in which readers are presented with a warning notice when no actual infraction has taken place.