(a) Part A What impact does the author's choice of the words "monstrous"
(Paragraph 3) and "monster" (Paragraph 31) have on the overall
passage? (RL.4)
These words depict the reef as ugly and undesirable,
A foreshadowing the lack of treasures Jimmy Tom will find
there.
B
These words emphasize the dangers Jimmy Tom imagines
exist in the reef thanks to memories of his father's death.
These words depict the creatures as not only frightening but
almost evil, foreshadowing more perils within the reef.
D
These words emphasize the sizes of the otherwise neutral
animals, contributing to the almost otherworldly quality of
the reef.

According to stephen hawking in the "origin of the universe" lecture, "why are we here" and "where did we come from" are questions that

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

In writing, an idea map is a writing plan similar to: a)an outline. b)an illustration. c)a conclusion. d)a graphic.