His preparations for the Olympic Games had been very thorough. He had been trainingfor months.

Ron and nick chose to start their own businesses. ron wanted to start an ice cream shop, and nick wanted to launch a television manufacturing company. ron and nick had equal amounts of funds on hand and no government regulations restricting them. months later, however, ron has already set up his business, while nick is still struggling to raise additional funds to build a factory. what was the main factor that affected nick’s business? a. an irrelevant business idea b. low demand for tvs in his country c. high start-up costs d. lack of labor economics

Recall that garrett hongo’s poetry often explores themes about the topics of alienation and discrimination, particularly of asian american people. which elements of the poem "the legend” support themes about these topics? check all that apply. imagery of an “asian, thai or vietnamese” man who is alone and wearing dingy clothes diction, such as “just done his wash for the week” imagery of snow falling softly one evening in chicago diction, such as “dressed as one of the poor / in rumpled suit pants” and “a babbling no one understands” the perspective of a boy who gets lost in the crowd

Weave a circle round him thrice, and close your eyes with holy dread, for he on honeydew hath fed, and drunk the milk of paradise. which sound device is used in these lines from “kubla khan” by samuel taylor coleridge to emphasize the amazement the speaker expects people to feel if he is able to build a dome of air? the consonance between “close” and “eyes” the consonance between “drunk” and “milk” the alliteration between “honeydew” and “hath” the assonance between “close” and “holy”