1) Identify the figure of speech in the following expressions. a) The car screeches to a halt.
b) Mary is a goddess among her friends.
c) The earth mourned his death.
d) He is as poor as a church rat.
e) My mother is a virgin.
f) More haste, less speed.
g) Money is a necessary evil.
h) The principal has put the girl in a family way.
i) She has trekked a thousand miles today.
j) Life in our village.

i think its a bad thing why? one word flood

when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

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